In the wake of Tuesday's apparently accidental shooting that left two in a Gardena High classroom wounded, a group of the school's alumni are organizing a prayer vigil.
The event will take place 6 p.m. Friday in front of the campus, at 1301 W. 182nd St.
Lydia Boyd, one of the organizers, said watching events unfold at her alma mater had been "heartwrenching."
"I sat here in front of the TV in tears," said Boyd, class of 1989. "I see the changes in my school. My school was not like that when I went there."
Boyd said she called an administrator to ask what alumni could do to help. She was told, "We need a prayer vigil."
There are several Facebook groups for alumni, many using the school's former mascot -- the Mohican.
