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Family of man set on fire searches for answers

  • Volunteers, friends and family gather at a U-Gas station on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012, where Darrell Brackett was set on fire Christmas night. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Kedra Miller, 11, left, Sharetta Remikie, Bridgett Brackett, 64, and Kedra's twin, Kendra walk together handing out fliers Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012. Bridgett Brackett walked through the streets of Brownsville posting fliers in search of any information leading to the arrest of the people who set her son on fire at a U-Gas Station on Christmas night. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Volunteers hand out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Friends, family and supporters of Darrell Brackett hold a impromptu prayer vigil at the site where Brackett's chard body rested on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012. Volunteers handed out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Supporters of Darrell Brackett clasp hands as they pray for justice Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012. Volunteers handed out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Angela Brackett, 40, holds a flier that she and others plan to circulate throughout Brownsville on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012. Volunteers handed out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Kedra Miller, 11, a friend of the Brackett family, posts a flier Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012. Volunteers handed out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Bridgett Brackett talks with supportres as they canvass the neighborhood where Darrell Brackett was set on fire Christmas night. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Young girls post a flier asking for information to lead to the arrest of those responsible for setting Darrell Brackett on fire, as his mother, Bridgett Brackett, looks on, right. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Bridgett Brackett, center, mother of Darrell Brackett, receives a warm hug of support from Nellie Lazier, right. Volunteers handed out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Bridgett Brackett, mother of Darrell Brackett, posts a flyer on the outer gate of a nearby apartment complex. Volunteers handed out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Friends, family, and supporters of burned victim Darrell Brackett gather at the median on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2012, where Brackett ran after being set on fire Christmas night. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Consumed by grief, Bridgett Brackett is comforted by friend Sharetta Remikie after praying for the recovery of her son. Volunteers handed out fliers throughout Brownsville asking people for information leading to the arrest of those who set Darrell Brackett on fire in front of a U-Gas Station on Christmas Day. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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