Protesters of antigay violence held a march in Greenwich Village on Monday that ended at the site where Mark Carson, 32, was fatally shot early Saturday.
The police filed murder and weapons charges on Sunday against Elliot Morales, 33, who was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, also on Sunday. The police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, has characterized the shooting as a hate crime.
Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times A rally against antigay violence was held on Monday in Greenwich Village, with a march ending at the site where Mark Carson was shot and killed early Saturday. 
Robert Stolarik for The New York Times Jacqueline Bumpars said on Monday that her son Mark Carson, 32, “was smart, funny, came through when you needed him.†Ms. Bumpars, with Lonnie Barber, Mr. Carson’s stepfather, said, “Mark wouldn’t hurt a fly, but he can fight like a lion.†
Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Marchers went from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, on West 13th Street, to the site where Mark Carson was fatally shot, on Avenue of the Americas and West Eighth Street. Elliot Morales, 33, has been arrested and charged with murder in Mr. Carson’s death.