Perth Amboy, NJ - Senior pastor Bishop Donald Hilliard Jr., second from right, leads the Stop the Funeral prayer service, Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Cathedral International. Local law enforcement representatives, politicians and recording artists joined with leaders and parishioners of the church in calling for an end to violence in the community.

Stephanie Fields of Fords raises a hand in prayer.

Hassan 'Brother Hahz' McMillan of Newark performs. McMillan survived a 2003 shooting in which he was shot in the chest.

New Brunswick, NJ - Governor Chris Christie speaks to reporters after signing the New Jersey Medical and Health Science Education Restructuring Act in the student center on Rutgers University's College Avenue campus in New Brunswick. Below, Christie signs the bill.