Hundreds gather in Lake Forest park to remember Blaze Bernstein

More than 300 people gathered Wednesday night in a corner of Borrego Park in the Foothill Ranch community of  Lake Forest to hold a candlelight vigil in memory of 19-year-old homicide victim Blaze Bernstein.
A makeshift memorial with photos, candles and flowers was set up on a picnic table near where Bernstein’s body was found Tuesday.
Members of the Bernstein family invited anyone who knew him to come up and share their memories of him.
Those that chose to speak included next-door neighbors of the Bernsteins, students that knew Bernstein and residents that came to support the family.
The vigil lasted about an hour and concluded with people giving their condolences to the family.
Over 300 people gathered in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 to hold a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein. A make-shift memorial of photos, candles and flowers was set up on a picnic table near the spot where Bernstein’s body was found. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Mourners comfort each other as they join more than 300 people in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 for a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein. A make-shift memorial of photos, candles and flowers was set up on a picnic table near the spot where Bernstein’s body was found. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Over 300 people gathered in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 to hold a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein. A make-shift memorial of photos, candles and flowers was set up on a picnic table near the spot where Bernstein’s body was found. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Mourners embrace as they join more than 300 people in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 for a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein. A make-shift memorial of photos, candles and flowers was set up on a picnic table near the spot where Bernstein’s body was found. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Over 300 people gathered in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 to hold a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein. A make-shift memorial of photos, candles and flowers was set up on a picnic table near the spot where Bernstein’s body was found. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Over 300 people gathered in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 to hold a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein. A make-shift memorial of photos, candles and flowers was set up on a picnic table near the spot where Bernstein’s body was found. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Friends, family and other mourners gathered in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 to hold a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Over 300 people gathered in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 for a candlelight vigil for Blaze Bernstein whose body was found in the park. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)A photo of Blaze Bernstein when he was six years old was placed on a make-shift memorial by a friend of the family. Over 300 people gathered in Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch Lake Forest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 for a candlelight vigil for Blaze whose body was found in the park. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Show Caption of Expand
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