Vigil will honor 7 year old accident victim

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A candlelight vigil for a Lawrenceville boy killed in a Monday evening accident has been planned for tonight.  Seven year-old Markell Coleman was on his bicycle traveling North to South from an alley across Christy Avenue Monday evening when he was struck by a vehicle traveling east on Christy Avenue from 8th street at the same time. Coleman was taken to Lawrence County Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Tonight’s vigil is set for 8:30 p.m. on Christy Avenue in Lawrenceville.