Family, friends and community activists gathered Thursday evening at Memorial Park to remember 22-year-old Asia Bennett and demand answers in the deadly police shooting that killed her last month.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump joined Bennett's family and supporters at the vigil, where people wore purple ribbons to honor Bennett and raise awareness about domestic violence.
The gathering included chants of "Justice for Asia" and "No justice, no peace."
Bennett was shot and killed Aug. 11 by a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office officer responding to a domestic violence call at her Arlington home.
According to JSO, Bennett came outside holding a knife. Body camera video shows Bennett telling officers her boyfriend had beaten her and telling officers to kill her.
Police said Bennett then moved toward an officer with the knife. The officer fired twice, striking Bennett. She was taken to the hospital, where she died.
Bennett's family said she was a survivor of domestic violence and questioned whether deadly force was necessary.
"Asia always had hope for things to change, things to get better," said Crystal Bennett, Asia's aunt.
Crystal Bennett said she has heard people question what Asia should have done during the encounter.
"I have this thought in my mind of all the people who have so many things to say about what she should have done when she came out traumatized and scared," she said.
Kiana Blaylock with the Jacksonville Community Action Committee said the group wants Bennett's name remembered.
"Her name will not just be another lost name," Blaylock said.
Crump said he plans to remain focused on the case and the family's call for accountability.
"We're gonna be focused like a laser," Crump said. "So we can get justice for Asia, so it can hopefully help other women who are going through similar circumstances."
Chance Lynch, another attorney supporting the family, encouraged them to continue holding onto hope.
"We know that your rope of hope might be broken but all you got to do is reach beyond the break," Lynch said.
Members of A Mother's Cry, a group of mothers who have lost children to gun violence involving police, also attended the vigil and offered prayers for the Bennett family.
The State Attorney's Office is reviewing the shooting. There has not been a final determination on whether the officer's use of deadly force was justified.
Crump is scheduled to hold a news conference with Bennett's family at 8 a.m. Friday to share new details related to the shooting.