Pava LaPere’s father, Frank LaPere, speaks about her at a vigil held in her memory, with her brother Nico and mother Caroline LaPere at his side.

Pava LaPere’s father, Frank LaPere, speaks about her at a vigil held in her memory, with her brother Nico and mother Caroline LaPere at his side. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Hundreds gather at the Washington Monument for a vigil to remember Pava LaPere.

Rather than light candles or hold a moment of silence, Pava LaPere’s friends asked everyone to raise their phones as flashlights, and yell their love for Pava. At center is Sean Sutherland, who considers himself a mentor and friend of Pava.

Rather than light candles or hold a moment of silence, Pava LaPere’s friends asked everyone to raise their phones as flashlights, and yell their love for Pava. At center is Sean Sutherland, who considers himself a mentor and friend of Pava. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Eden Rodriguez, a friend and onetime roommate of Pava LaPere, is comforted by a friend after she spoke at the vigil to honor and remember LaPere.

Eden Rodriguez, a friend and onetime roommate of Pava LaPere, is comforted by a friend after she spoke at the vigil to honor and remember LaPere. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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After an emotional evening of remembrances of Pava LaPere, friends remain to talk and console one another.

After an emotional evening of remembrances of Pava LaPere, friends remain to talk and console one another. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Pava LaPere’s father, Frank LaPere speaks about her at a vigil held in her memory, with her brother Nico and mother Caroline LaPere at his side.

Pava LaPere’s father, Frank LaPere speaks about her at a vigil held in her memory, with her brother Nico and mother Caroline LaPere at his side. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Pava LaPere’s father, Frank LaPere, speaks about her at a vigil held in her memory, with her brother Nico and mother Caroline LaPere at his side.

Pava LaPere’s father, Frank LaPere, speaks about her at a vigil held in her memory, with her brother Nico and mother Caroline LaPere at his side. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Frank LaPere, with his family, speaks at the vigil attended by hundreds to honor and remember his daughter, Pava LaPere, who was killed on Monday.

Frank LaPere, with his family, speaks at the vigil attended by hundreds to honor and remember his daughter, Pava LaPere, who was killed on Monday. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Jeff Cherry, left, and Kory Bailey, friends of Pava LaPere, pictured at left, embrace after Cherry’s remarks to the hundreds gathered at a vigil to remember LaPere at the Washington Monument.

Jeff Cherry, left, and Kory Bailey, friends of Pava LaPere, pictured at left, embrace after Cherry’s remarks to the hundreds gathered at a vigil to remember LaPere at the Washington Monument. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Sherrod Davis, EcoMap Technologies co-founder, looks heavenward as he recalled what his friend Pava LaPere, pictured at right, accomplished in developing their company. Hundreds gathered at the Washington Monument to honor and remember LaPere, a tech entrepreneur who was found dead Monday morning from blunt-force trauma.

Sherrod Davis, EcoMap Technologies co-founder, looks heavenward as he recalled what his friend Pava LaPere, pictured at right, accomplished in developing their company. Hundreds gathered at the Washington Monument to honor and remember LaPere, a tech entrepreneur who was found dead Monday morning from blunt-force trauma. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Sherrod Davis, EcoMap Technologies co-founder and a friend of Pava LaPere, spoke emotionally at the vigil in her memory about how she believed in others and worked to create a very diverse team.

Sherrod Davis, EcoMap Technologies co-founder and a friend of Pava LaPere, spoke emotionally at the vigil in her memory about how she believed in others and worked to create a very diverse team. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Kory Bailey, a friend of Pava LaPere, introduced the speakers at the vigil to honor and remember LaPere, and spoke about how she brought people together.

Kory Bailey, a friend of Pava LaPere, introduced the speakers at the vigil to honor and remember LaPere, and spoke about how she brought people together. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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Hundreds gather for a vigil for Pava LaPere at the Washington Monument.

Hundreds gather for a vigil for Pava LaPere at the Washington Monument. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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