Services, prayers for 3 fatally shot in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Funeral and prayer services have begun for three young adults fatally shot in North Carolina in what police call a parking dispute.
Thursday's funeral services were planned for one of Raleigh's largest mosques, where the families have been longtime members. But, with an expected crowd of several thousand, the service was moved to athletic fields across from the mosque. The fields are owned by North Carolina State University, where two victims had graduated and one was a student.
The service on the field began after midday Muslim prayers. A man facing east sang an opening prayer.
Earlier, the families and some friends viewed the victims' bodies in a small building apart from the mosque.
Twenty-three-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat; his 21-year-old wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha; and her 19-year-old sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were killed Tuesday.
Forty-six-year-old neighbor Craig Stephen Hicks is charged with three first-degree murder counts.
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. Craig Stephen Hicks appeared in court Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder in the deaths Tuesday of Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. (AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Bernard Thomas)
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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. Craig Stephen Hicks is accused of killing the three on Tuesday. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, enters the courtroom for his first appearance at the Durham County Detention Center on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 in Durham, N.C. Hicks, 46, is accused of shooting Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina campus. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy) MANDATORY CREDIT TV OUT
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This image provided by the Durham County Sheriff's Office shows a booking photo of Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, who was arrested on three counts of murder early Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. He is being held at the Durham County Jail. Police were responding to a report of gunshots around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday when they found three people who were pronounced dead at the scene. The dead were identified as Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Chapel Hill; Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. (AP Photo/Durham County Sheriff's Office)
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A makeshift memorial appears on display, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, N.C., in remembrance of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, who were killed on Tuesday. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the case. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chris Seward) MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
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Suzann Barakat, front right, addresses members of the media on the death of her brother Deah Shaddy Barakat as her parents Namee and Layla Barakat, left, embrace behind her during a media availability in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Deah, his wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan Mohanned Abu-Salha were killed in a triple homicide on Tuesday in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Robert Willett) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Karen Hicks speaks at a news conference about her husband, Craig Stephen Hicks, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Craig Stephen Hicks appeared in court Wednesday on three counts of first-degree murder, stemming from the deaths of three Muslims at a condominium complex near UNC-Chapel Hill. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Harry Lynch)
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Flowers sit outside the apartment building where three people were killed yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Chapel Hill N.C. A long-running parking dispute between neighbors motivated a man to kill a woman, her newlywed husband and her sister at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina, police said Wednesday. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in Tuesday's shooting of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Chapel Hill; Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. (AP Photo/Michael Biesecker)
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Schoolmates pay their respects at a makeshift memorial, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, N.C., in remembrance of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, who were killed on Tuesday. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the case. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chris Seward) MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
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Schoolmates mourn at a makeshift memorial, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, N.C., in remembrance of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, who were killed on Tuesday. Their neighbor Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the case. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chris Seward) MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
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Mourners bring flowers to a makeshift memorial, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, outside the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, N.C., in remembrance of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, who were killed on Tuesday. Their neighbor Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the case. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chris Seward) MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
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A woman places flowers at a makeshift memorial next to murder victim Deah Shaddy Barakat's car at the Finley Forest condominium complex Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 in Chapel Hill, NC . Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, of Chapel Hill, is accused of shooting Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh, the day before. Hicks is being held in the Durham County jail with no bond. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy)
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People attend a vigil for victims of a shooting at a condominium near UNC-Chapel Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Craig Stephen Hicks appeared in court Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder in the deaths Tuesday of Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. (AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Bernard Thomas)
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Nida Allam, a senior at North Carolina State University, rests her head on Asheen Allam, 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. Craig Stephen Hicks appeared in court Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder in the deaths Tuesday of Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Al Drago)
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Finley Forest residents walk past the apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Chapel Hill N.C., where three people were killed the day before. A long-running parking dispute between neighbors motivated a man to kill a woman, her newlywed husband and her sister at the quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina, police said Wednesday. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in Tuesday's shooting of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Chapel Hill; Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Harry Lynch) MANDATORY CREDIT
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