Ten days ago Mangrove Bay was the scene of a shocking gun murder in broad daylight.But last night the mayhem was replaced with sorrow, remembrance and hope as Colford Ferguson’s family, friends and neighbours gathered to honour him.An emotional candlelit vigil took place outside the house on the corner of East Shore Road and Mangrove Bay Road in Somerset where the 29-year-old was shot dead as he worked on February 4.About 40 people gathered to pay tribute to the father-of-one and to send a message to Bermuda that the violence blighting the lives of so many must stop.Relatives huddled closely in the bitter wind to light candles stuck inside paper cups and plates as dusk fell just after 6pm.Family friend Scott Smith led the tributes to Mr Ferguson, the youngest of six siblings and a tradesman, after explaining why the event was being held.“We just want to honour him, we want to remember him,” said Mr Smith. “We just want to send out a message to Bermuda that this needs to stop.”He began with a powerful prayer, beseeching God to “wrap your arms around this community, around this Island” and giving thanks for Mr Ferguson’s life.Mr Smith said: “He was cut short by the enemy and we know that our enemy has done this. We come to this place to say we will not accept this and we do not appreciate what has been done.”The crowd murmured in agreement as he continued: “Let this Island know that we do not accept this type of behaviour. Let the chosen stand up and take their positions. We will not accept what the enemy is doing to our young children and our young men.”After reading from Psalms 91, he told mourners: “Marches really don’t do it, but change of heart does. If we can each one, reach one; love one another. We wouldn’t have this problem if everyone loved one another.“We have to rise up, come together as a people and begin now to love one another. That’s the bottom line.”Relatives some wearing RIP Colford t-shirts spoke of their love for Mr Ferguson, including his older sister Rochelle Smith.She tearfully told how she and her brother fought the last time they spoke. “That doesn’t sit well with me,” she said. “I left it as a disagreement between a brother and sister; that it didn’t matter, I didn’t care, he had to learn a lesson. I take that back. Next time I saw my brother he was gone.”She added: “I want to say to everyone, no matter what disagreement you have...you are still family. I want everyone to understand that I love him and I’m sorry. I never got to say I’m sorry.”Ms Smith said she regretted not telling her brother she loved him on that occasion and told her other siblings: “I love you and I appreciate every single one of you.”An aunt told how Mr Ferguson would tell her he loved her very much each time she saw him. And a cousin smiled as he recalled how tightly he would grip him in a hug if they passed in the street.Those gathered including Attorney General Michael Scott, who is MP for Sandys North, and former UBP chairman Jeff Sousa sang a moving rendition of civil rights protest song We Shall Overcome, before a minute’s silence to remember Mr Ferguson.The singing continued as the family headed back up the hill home, candles held aloft in the darkness.Police have arrested five people in connection with the killing and were still holding three in custody on Friday. A police spokesman could give no further update yesterday.