JERSEY CITY - When Jaharee Broadway was gunned down in broad daylight, at least a dozen people watched him take some of his last few breaths.

The 19-year-old was shot as many as five times while standing in the doorway of his friend's home on Forrest Street Sunday afternoon, witnesses say. Images of his blood soaked t-shirt are stained in the minds of those who saw him cling for life.

On Monday evening, more than two dozen people gather for a candlelight vigil, calling for an end to violence and stronger outreach to some of the most struggling inner-city neighborhoods.

"I had a chance to see his face, and it stayed with me the entire night," the Rev. Herbert Daughtry said. He was saying services at the House of the Lord Church on the corner when members of the congregation heard about a dozen gunshots.

The vigil was organized by A Mother's Pain - a group for grieving mothers who have lost children to gun violence. Hessie Williams, founded of the group, spoke at the event, less than a week after the one year anniversary of her son's death.

"Her only son, her only said," an emotional Williams, who grew up with Broadway's mother, said at the vigil. "Her only son was lost."

A 22-year-old man was also injured in the daytime shooting. He suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, authorities said.

The group was also joined with members from the Jersey City Anti Violence Coalition Movement and the North Jersey Chapter National Action Network.

Shelia, who identified herself as a friend of Broadway's, stood by his side until help came. Daughtry said he watched her holding his head up, treating him like her own son.

"I'm just in shock," she said. "Enough is enough."

Candles were lit and placed alongside an apartment building near the Bergen Avenue intersection. A signed t-shirt with messages had been taken down before the vigil began.

Broadway's death is the 14th homicide in Jersey City this year. No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.

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