A Wednesday evening vigil offered people the opportunity to remember and grieve the lives of two California City brothers after the Kern County District Attorney’s Office announced a murder indictment against their adoptive parents.

“It was obviously sad — to say the very least — of the information we were given today,” said Mo Ali, the founder of nonprofit Thee Next Steps and the organizer of the vigil held outside Kern County Superior Court in downtown Bakersfield. “I think it’s important for us to validate what has happened even though we didn’t get the outcome we wanted.”