In pictures: Chapel Hill candlelit vigil

12 February 2015

Hundreds of students and residents of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, held a vigil for Deah Shaddy Barakat, wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan - all shot dead at their home.

Their neighbour Craig Stephen Hicks gave himself up to police and has been arrested on three counts of murder.

His wife say it was due to a parking dispute but relatives of the victims say it was a hate crime.

People gather at UNC-Chapel Hill"s "Pit" to mourn for Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammed and her sister Razan Mohammed Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015.

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Hundreds attended the vigil on the campus of the University of North Carolina

Women mourn during a vigil for three people who were killed at a condominium near UNC-Chapel Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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A woman cries as a video is played during a vigil on the campus of the University of North Carolina, for Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad and Yusor"s sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha who were killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina February 11, 2015.

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Anay Reddy and Mrinalini Ramanan light candles following a vigil for three people who were killed at a condominium near UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,NC 11 February 2015

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A vigil is underway at "The Pit" on the campus of the University of North Carolina in memory of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha 11 February 2015.

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The three killed family members were all students at North Carolina schools

Mourners hold candles during a vigil on the campus of the University of North Carolina in memory of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha who were shot dead at a nearby condominium complex in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, 11 February 2015

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Namee Barakat (2nd L) and his wife Layla (3rd R), parents of shooting victim Deah Shaddy Barakat, react as a video is played during a vigil on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina 11 February 2015

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Deah Shaddy Barakat's family react as a video is played during the vigil

Dentistry students and others huddle together during a vigil at the University of North Carolina following the murders of three Muslim students on 11 February 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Dentistry students from Deah and Yusor's school were in attendance

People listen during a vigil at the University of North Carolina following the murders of three Muslim students on February 11, 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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