Candlelight vigil for high school senior hit and killed on Oct. 27

With candles held above their heads, family and friends of Shannon Rushing, the high school girl killed on Oct. 27, gathered near the steps of Miracle Deliverance Church at 1950 NW Old Blitchton Road on Nov. 3 to honor her memory.

Shannon was hit and killed less than a half a mile away from the church where her mother, loved ones and friends gathered to remember her.

Ocala police said the 18-year-old senior was walking in the roadway on her way to her bus stop when a vehicle hit her from behind. The 60-year-old woman who was driving stopped and called 911, officers said…

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