well this evening in Largo Pinellas deputies came together with the community for a very special service the group narcotics overdose prevention and education are no for short join the law enforcement agency for a candlelight vigil the purpose is raising awareness of drug and alcohol addiction and remembering those who lost their lives to an overdose those who were there tonight that included if surviving family of those who died as well as people still struggling with addiction Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri talked to us tonight about why he feels this event is so important for our community brings awareness to the problem it brings for the family members and friends of those who have been lost it's a time to remember and the time to reflect and hopefully and most importantly to prevent anybody else from going down that same path this is the seventh year the sheriff's office has teamed up with no for this event