Alvita Davis, left, and Nicole Hyman, mothers of murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur, Jr., embraced after releasing balloons with about 50 other people during a vigil held in remembrance of the couple Tuesday night on Sparks Streets in the Olney section of Philadelphia. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

Jones and Ramseur were killed by an unknown gunman on a rainy night last May while sitting on the porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street. Investigators say they were shot at close range.

The two mothers made an appeal during an interview on NBC10, asking anyone with information to step forward and contact police:

“I didn’t enjoy my Mother’s Day. You took my Mother’s Day away from me,’ said Davis, adding that she will pray that conscience will lead the killer to “come forth and be a man and say what you’ve done.”

Slideshow: Families come together in remembrance. Photographs by Joseph Kaczmarek.

Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. Vigil

Family members and friends gather on the 200 block of Sparks Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday May 14, 2013, for a vigil to remember murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. who were gunned down while sitting on a porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street on a rainy night in May of 2012 by a still unknown gunman who shot them at close range according to investigators. Tuesday night at the vigil a crowd of about 50 people gathered in prayer with Latia's mother Alvita Jones, her grandmother Delores Davis, her aunt Amanda Davis and Rodney's mother Nicole Hyman to release balloons in remembrance of the young couple. The two mothers, during an interview with NBC 10 made an appeal for anyone with information about these murders to step forward and contact police. Alvita Davis went on to say "to the killers I'd like to say: I hope your mother's enjoyed her Mother's Day - because I didn't enjoy my Mother's Day. You took my Mother's Day away from me. I pray that your conscious bothers you to the point that you'll come forth and be a man and say what you've done. GunCrisis.org/ Joseph Kaczmarek

Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. Vigil

Family members and friends gather on the 200 block of Sparks Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday May 14, 2013, for a vigil to remember murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. who were gunned down while sitting on a porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street on a rainy night in May of 2012 by a still unknown gunman who shot them at close range according to investigators. Tuesday night at the vigil a crowd of about 50 people gathered in prayer with Latia's mother Alvita Jones, her grandmother Delores Davis, her aunt Amanda Davis and Rodney's mother Nicole Hyman to release balloons in remembrance of the young couple. The two mothers, during an interview with NBC 10 made an appeal for anyone with information about these murders to step forward and contact police. Alvita Davis went on to say "to the killers I'd like to say: I hope your mother's enjoyed her Mother's Day - because I didn't enjoy my Mother's Day. You took my Mother's Day away from me. I pray that your conscious bothers you to the point that you'll come forth and be a man and say what you've done. GunCrisis.org/ Joseph Kaczmarek

Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. Vigil

Family members and friends gather on the 200 block of Sparks Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday May 14, 2013, for a vigil to remember murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. who were gunned down while sitting on a porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street on a rainy night in May of 2012 by a still unknown gunman who shot them at close range according to investigators. Tuesday night at the vigil a crowd of about 50 people gathered in prayer with Latia's mother Alvita Jones, her grandmother Delores Davis, her aunt Amanda Davis and Rodney's mother Nicole Hyman to release balloons in remembrance of the young couple. The two mothers, during an interview with NBC 10 made an appeal for anyone with information about these murders to step forward and contact police. Alvita Davis went on to say "to the killers I'd like to say: I hope your mother's enjoyed her Mother's Day - because I didn't enjoy my Mother's Day. You took my Mother's Day away from me. I pray that your conscious bothers you to the point that you'll come forth and be a man and say what you've done. GunCrisis.org/ Joseph Kaczmarek

Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. Vigil

Family members and friends gather on the 200 block of Sparks Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday May 14, 2013, for a vigil to remember murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. who were gunned down while sitting on a porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street on a rainy night in May of 2012 by a still unknown gunman who shot them at close range according to investigators. Tuesday night at the vigil a crowd of about 50 people gathered in prayer with Latia's mother Alvita Jones, her grandmother Delores Davis, her aunt Amanda Davis and Rodney's mother Nicole Hyman to release balloons in remembrance of the young couple. The two mothers, during an interview with NBC 10 made an appeal for anyone with information about these murders to step forward and contact police. Alvita Davis went on to say "to the killers I'd like to say: I hope your mother's enjoyed her Mother's Day - because I didn't enjoy my Mother's Day. You took my Mother's Day away from me. I pray that your conscious bothers you to the point that you'll come forth and be a man and say what you've done. GunCrisis.org/ Joseph Kaczmarek

Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. Vigil

Family members and friends gather on the 200 block of Sparks Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday May 14, 2013, for a vigil to remember murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. who were gunned down while sitting on a porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street on a rainy night in May of 2012 by a still unknown gunman who shot them at close range according to investigators. Tuesday night at the vigil a crowd of about 50 people gathered in prayer with Latia's mother Alvita Jones, her grandmother Delores Davis, her aunt Amanda Davis and Rodney's mother Nicole Hyman to release balloons in remembrance of the young couple. The two mothers, during an interview with NBC 10 made an appeal for anyone with information about these murders to step forward and contact police. Alvita Davis went on to say "to the killers I'd like to say: I hope your mother's enjoyed her Mother's Day - because I didn't enjoy my Mother's Day. You took my Mother's Day away from me. I pray that your conscious bothers you to the point that you'll come forth and be a man and say what you've done. GunCrisis.org/ Joseph Kaczmarek

Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. Vigil

Family members and friends gather on the 200 block of Sparks Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday May 14, 2013, for a vigil to remember murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. who were gunned down while sitting on a porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street on a rainy night in May of 2012 by a still unknown gunman who shot them at close range according to investigators. Tuesday night at the vigil a crowd of about 50 people gathered in prayer with Latia's mother Alvita Jones, her grandmother Delores Davis, her aunt Amanda Davis and Rodney's mother Nicole Hyman to release balloons in remembrance of the young couple. The two mothers, during an interview with NBC 10 made an appeal for anyone with information about these murders to step forward and contact police. Alvita Davis went on to say "to the killers I'd like to say: I hope your mother's enjoyed her Mother's Day - because I didn't enjoy my Mother's Day. You took my Mother's Day away from me. I pray that your conscious bothers you to the point that you'll come forth and be a man and say what you've done. GunCrisis.org/ Joseph Kaczmarek

Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. Vigil

Family members and friends gather on the 200 block of Sparks Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday May 14, 2013, for a vigil to remember murder victims Latia Jones and Rodney Ramseur Jr. who were gunned down while sitting on a porch of a home on Sparks Street near 3rd Street on a rainy night in May of 2012 by a still unknown gunman who shot them at close range according to investigators. Tuesday night at the vigil a crowd of about 50 people gathered in prayer with Latia's mother Alvita Jones, her grandmother Delores Davis, her aunt Amanda Davis and Rodney's mother Nicole Hyman to release balloons in remembrance of the young couple. The two mothers, during an interview with NBC 10 made an appeal for anyone with information about these murders to step forward and contact police. Alvita Davis went on to say "to the killers I'd like to say: I hope your mother's enjoyed her Mother's Day - because I didn't enjoy my Mother's Day. You took my Mother's Day away from me. I pray that your conscious bothers you to the point that you'll come forth and be a man and say what you've done. GunCrisis.org/ Joseph Kaczmarek

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