Lansing residents gather at Capitol to love, cherish Wynter Cole-Smith, 2

LANSING — They gathered on the Capitol lawn Saturday evening, tying purple, pink and silver balloons around the base of a tall pine tree and sending prayers and love to 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith and her grieving family.

A vigil for the Lansing child who went missing Sunday from a BeauJardin Drive residence and was found dead in Detroit on Wednesday drew about 100 people wanting to express their sorrow even if they never met Wynter.

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