Berlin community "Takes Back the Night"

BERLIN - The Berlin community is still reeling, after a double murder last month. Melissa Tuinstra and Justin Daniels were found shot to death on September 27th.Melissa's estranged husband, Nicholas Tuinstra has been charged in the case. He is facing two counts of first degree murder.But while the case plays out in court, Berlin residents are starting to heal.Wednesday evening the city held its first ever "Take Back the Night" walk.Family and friends of the victims took part, to raise awareness about domestic violence.Dozens marched to the Berlin courthouse Wednesday, their voices cutting the quiet night with the chant, "break the silence, end the violence."Among those were Justin Daniels' parents, still mourning their murdered son."To remember Justin and to stop abuse because he died needlessly," said Terry Gallego, Justin's mother, through tears."It hit home very hard, especially how it happened. We don't get any closure out of that," said Ron Daniels, Justin's father.Domestic violence victim advocates say those feelings will last."It doesn't go away. It's not something that ever stops, the pain, the hurt, the questions, the things that go unanswered, those stick around forever," explained Heather Severson, Co-Founder TraJa and TraJa's Heart.The Berlin community feels that too. So they joined together for the city's very first "Take Back the Night" march to honor Melissa Tuinstra and Justin Daniels."Let the community know that we're not gonna stand for domestic violence here in Berlin," said Severson.Before they took to the streets, participants heard speeches from advocates. They found information on where to go for help."And a lot of people had a lot of questions about how this could happen in our community," said Severson.Daniels' family told FOX 11 seeing people, some they don't even know, come together like this means the world."It helps really a lot. It's so great to see that so many people care," said Terry Gallego."It just became a close knit support group. It really expanded our family," added Dan Gallego, Terry's husband.And the family members told us they hope others can learn from their story."Make everybody aware and hopefully it can help others, even though we lost loved ones," said Ron Daniels."It's very important so people stop all this badness, these shootings and killing people. It shouldn't happen," said Terry Gallego.Breaking the silence in hopes they can one day end domestic violence.