Community holds vigil for 2-year-old Aryana Trevino Martinez, who was subject of AMBER Alert

Residents from across the city gathered Tuesday to remember 2-year-old Aryana Trevino Martinez, who was the subject of an AMBER Alert and found unresponsive on the Northwest Side. Martinez was pronounced dead just after 12:10 a.m. Monday, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. During a vigil held along Belle Ellen Drive near Babcock Road, community members held up candles, prayed, danced and paid their respects to Martinez’s family. Several faith-based groups and child-advocacy organizations spoke during the vigil to share words of encouragement to the family as they grieve the loss of their baby girl. “We have a 2-year-old, and this just breaks our heart,” community member Desiree Silva said. ”It’s unfair, and it hit close to home because we have a 2-year-old, and it hits hard.

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