CCSO Hosting Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims

Six years ago the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children established Sept. 25 as a Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is recognizing the Day of Remembrance this year with a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Lonnie Hamilton Public Service Building at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston.

The Sheriff's Office of Victim Assistance along with the MUSC Crime Victims Center organized the ceremony and will be joined by hundreds of homicide survivors, and anyone else who chooses to attend.

"The National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, Sept. 25, 2012, provides an opportunity for the people of the United States to honor the memories of murder victims and to recognize the impact on surviving family members and loved ones," Victim Advocate Easter La Roche wrote in a press statement. "The Survivors of Homicide Support Group, a collaborative program between the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office of Victim Assistance and the Medical University of SC Crime Victims Center, meets four times per month in the tri-county area."