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The crowd came from every corner of the community. Arthur Blessitt and Gregory McDonald, two non-denominational Denver pastors, held a 6 by 12 foot brown wooden cross aloft, their arms entwined around the base of the wood. "We had to be here," McDonald said.A crew of bikers in black leather jackets - one with a tattoo of brass knuckles on his forearm - dropped their heads in prayer beside a small contingent of Muslim Americans from Aurora. Dr. Ashraf Azeem, a local pediatrician, organized a group of fellow Muslims fasting for Ramadan to join the vigil. They stenciled signs and held them aloft in the middle of the lawn. "We are part of this community," Azeem said. "Aurora is our home. This tragedy," he said, pausing. "We feel like we lost part of our family. It's our duty to be here." He said his small group had been "extraordinarily well-received."............. ...."For the first time, we feel like we are definitely part of this community." He said he has been living in Aurora for 25 years...... ......... But amidst a deep well of goodwill running through the crowd was the reminder of an ever-present danger in this suburban community. High above the crowd, perched on the roof of the six-story Municipal Center, a Denver Police Department sniper team in forest green uniforms monitored the crowd with binoculars.