A neighbor walks by a collection of candles and stuffed animals left in memory of Jasmine Sanders, 8, in front of her apartment building in South Los Angeles. Jasmine was gunned down on July 23; her 13-year-old cousin has been charged with her murder. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Taliah Peterson weeps with her nephew Jermiah Edwards, 12, on the living room floor where Jasmine Sanders -- her niece and Jermiah’s sister -- died July 23. After Jasmine was shot, her mother brought her upstairs into the apartment, where she died in her mother’s arms. Jasmine’s backpack lies nearby. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
