CAMDEN, New Jersey (AP) -- Friends and neighbors clutched candles and umbrellas as they prayed and wept at a vigil Monday evening for three boys who authorities said accidentally suffocated in a car trunk.
Clergy and others offered prayers and scripture readings in both Spanish and English as they struggled to come to terms with the tragedy.
Daniel Agosto, 6, Anibal Cruz, 11, and Jesstin Pagan, 5, vanished Wednesday evening. Police records show the car where the boys ultimately were found had been inspected, but it appeared the trunk had not been checked.
The mourners gathered on a soccer field that days earlier had been the staging area for law enforcement searchers.
"Your kids are supposed to bury you, you're not supposed to bury your kids," said Adrian Figueroa, 59, a friend of Agosto's father. "It's the greatest pain any human could suffer."
The boys' relatives attended the vigil, as did Camden's police chief and some City Council members.
A prayer service was scheduled Tuesday evening and a viewing was planned Wednesday. Burials will be held Thursday for the two younger boys; Cruz's body will be flown to Puerto Rico for burial.
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