National Victims Rights Week

Yajaira Hernandez, mother of 21-ear-old El Camino College student Juan Hernandez, interviews with ABC Channel 7 News at a candlelight vigil for homicide victims at Fred Roberts Park in South Central Los Angeles on April 30, 2022. The event was a part of National Victims Rights Week. (Kim McGill | The Union)
Yajaira Hernandez, standing to the left of the podium, mother of murdered El Camino College student Juan Hernandez, traveled with other surviving families of homicide victims to an advocacy conference and rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., April 24 – 26, 2022. (Kim McGill | The Union)
Candles with the images of homicide victims, including a photo of mudered El Camino College student Juan Hernandez, fill a table before the start of a candlelight vigil at Fred Roberts Park on South Central Los Angeles on April 30, 2022. The event was a part of National Victims Rights Week. (Kim McGill | The Union)
Mexica dancers provide sacred ceremony for the opening of a candlelight vigil for homicide victims, including 21-ear-old El Camino College student Juan Hernandez, at Fred Roberts Park on South Central Los Angeles on April 30, 2022. The event was a part of National Victims Rights Week. (Kim McGill | The Union)
Yajaira Hernandez, mother of 21-ear-old El Camino College student Juan Hernandez, gathered with other family members at a candlelight vigil for homicide victims at Fred Roberts Park in South Central Los Angeles on April 30, 2022. The event was a part of National Victims Rights Week. (Kim McGill | The Union)
Yajaira Hernandez, mother of murdered El Camino College student Juan Hernandez, traveled with other surviving families of homicide victims to an advocacy conference and rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., April 24 – 26, 2022. (Kim McGill | The Union)