Prayer event to be held for five women killed in crash

Prayer event for 5 women killed in crash

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(ABC 6 News) — On Thursday, the lives of five Muslim women, including Rochester student Sahra Gesaade, will be remembered after being killed in a crash last June.

CAIR Minnesota will be hosting a prayer event alongside the women’s family members in Minneapolis at 6 PM.

This comes as Derrick Thompson, the man charged in their deaths, is set to have his federal trial begin next Monday.

Thompson is facing counts of third-degree murder on top of 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide.