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Vigil Held for 5 Murder Victims in Moultrie

Vigil for 5 Moultrie Shooting and Fire Victims
Posted at 9:59 PM, May 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-20 19:37:01-04

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WTXL) - Community members gathered in Moultrie Friday night to pay tribute to the five roommates shot to death then set on fire at their home on Rossman Dairy Road.

The vigil was held at near the Knuckle McCrary Park for Jonathon Edwards, age 21; Alicia Norman, age 20; Reid Williams, age 21; Jones Pidcock, age 21; and Jordan Croft, age 22.

About 100 people came out to the vigil, including the moms of two of the victims and former teachers at Colquitt County High.

It was organized by some of the group's friends who say the five's memories will live on.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Jeffrey Alan Peacock has been arrested for the murders. Peacock is also being charged with arson.