LOUISVILLE-- As police continue their investigation into what led to the murders of Maurice Stallard and Vickie Lee Jones, more than a hundred community members came out to remember the pair murdered while at the Kroger in Jeffersontown.

As more than a hundred people gathered in the parking lot of the Jeffersontown Kroger, just a day after Stallard and Jones were murdered, emotions and tears flowed. 

Many, like Nicole Ward, mourned. Fighting tear, Ward, said, "They were folks that had a mission when they came to the store, like most of us we have a mission to do something, and our mission isn't usually at the end of that task to be murdered.".

Cheri Hauber, also attened the vigil. She said this hit her close to home. "I have two sets of friends and one of them was here, left five minutes before the incident, so they were a little shaken from being that close to it."

Others remembered a friend. "Mr. Maurice Stallard was like a second father to me," said Brian Scott. He added many in the community feel that way, "He was our baseball coach, tball coach, mentor, this guy was everything to us." 

For Tonya Robinson, the murders of Stallard and Jones brought back painful memories. She explained, "I lost my son eleven years ago at the champs roller rink in a tragic accident and it just, it hits home. It's sad, tragic."

The community cried together, but for some the emotional release also included tears of anger.

Ward explained her feelings, saying "We do not stay angry long enough. Two people were murdered at the grocery store yesterday and we're already moving to forgiveness and healing. What about the righteous anger?What about feeling angry that two people were gunned down in a grocery store."  Sobbing, she questioned, "Why can't we righteously  feel angry because two people seemed to be murdered because they were black at the grocery store."

While not hate crime addition has been added to charges, officials say they are investigating the shooting as a hate crime. 

Scott said he doesn't want that anger to bring more violence or negativity, but he said he does hope it brings change. "If anger brings you out into going and voting, then yes, be angry. If anger turns you into being a community activist, be angry." 

Politics was something many people brought up throughout the evening. Robinson said she doesn't think this is an isolated incident. She remarked,  "It's indicitave of the environment of the country right now. Racial hatred is at an all time high. And unfortunately this the result of that happening." She added, "And I honestly don't see it getting better until we get that man out of office."

Scott agreed, saying "I think that it's definitely a reflection of what's going on. People are comfortable hating people. People are comfortable with that, and it's not a place for my kids to grow up in. I'm not cool with that, so I'm angry. I'll definitely do what I can to fight that, but these two people that passed away, I think that it's going to show that that it's going to bring all type of people together."

With people from all backgrounds and walks of life coming together to remember- it did just that.