A shooting Saturday evening left 2 people dead and two others in critical condition. Corey Mouton, 26, of Carencro and Jamir Carmouche, 24, of Lafayette were identified as the deceased victims.

In response to the incident, neighbors in the community organized a vigil to show support for grieving families and to take a stand against gun violence. Neighbor Tanya Barker says bringing the community together is the first step toward change.

“For what was here, I’m grateful,” Tanya said. “For them to come together means we have to understand what we’re starting. but I feel like instead of people just looking and watching, they need to come together and join hands .

Tanya explains that people misuse guns, which causes suffering in the community.

“I’m not going to say guns are a bad thing, they’re there to protect us,” Tanya explained. “They are not here to kill us, and that is what we are doing. We are killing each other… we have to do better

Tanya tells KATC that after hearing about the shooting, she didn’t sleep, because as a mother, all she could think about was what if it was her son.

“We worry about our children, but what we can do is protect them, cover them and pray for them,” Tanya said. “But in the same way that we have, we have to do our part.”

Lafayette Police are still investigating the shooting and are asking anyone with information to contact the Lafayette Police Department.