'The day never leaves me': 10 years later, Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing

With a bagpiper playing The Bells of Dunblane and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early Saturday by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the finish line and laying wreaths.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who was making her first run for City Council when the bombing happened, joined the sombre procession along with Gov. Maura Healey. At each memorial site, marked with three stone pillars for the three victims, they stood with the families in silence. A brief ceremony will be held later in the day at the finish line of marathon, where bells will ring followed by a moment of silence.

The 127th running of the Boston Marathon takes place Monday.

"The day never leaves me," said Jennifer Black, 71, a realtor from Loveland, Ohio, who was watching the procession and recounted how her race in 2013 was cut short due to the bombing and talked about those who died in the attack. She is back in Boston to run this year.

"So much loss, so much pain all because of hate," she continued, tears streaming down her face. "We have to stand up for people. We have to look out for each other, and we have to pray for these families every day."

Standing next to Black, Karen Russell, of Boston, said she felt it was important to witness the procession especially on the 10th anniversary.

"The families are still suffering even though we've gone on," Russel said. "There are a lot of people that got hurt that day and that pain will never go away. … I feel it's important to be here to let them know we still care."

Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two pressure-cooker bombs went off at the marathon finish line. Among the dead