The Detroit News Detroit -- City and civil rights leaders joined thousands of sad and frustrated residents Friday to file past the small white coffin of a 7-year-old girl who has come to symbolize the plight of a city stunned by gun violence. Mourners at Swanson Funeral Home's East Grand Boulevard chapel filled 10 registration books by 5 p.m. with more than 2,300 signatures. The Rev. Horace Sheffield III wept earlier in the day while discussing the string of violence that began in the city May 3 with the slaying of Detroit Police Officer Brian Huff and continued Sunday with Aiyana Jones' death. She was hit with a police bullet during a raid on her east side home by officers looking for a suspect in yet another murder. 'I would never want to see this happen to anyone's child,' Sheffield said before paying his respects at the day long visitation. India and Guan Perry came Friday along with their two young sons. They recently moved out of Detroit to Clinton Township after suffering their second break-in. But the family still attends church nearby and knew members of Aiyana's family. 'There is a tremendous feeling of remorse in the community,' said Guan Perry, a U.S. Postal Service carrier who delivers mail on the east side. 'I felt it arrive when the police officer went down. This death cemented it, along with the killing of the young man (17-year-old Jereal Blake) whose killer they were looking for when this happened. 'I think there are still enough good people left in this town to make a difference. It's about jobs and making use of the people who still care.' Mayor Dave Bing also visited and said he does not have the power to stop the city's violence, which also recently killed a 69-year-old grandmother when a stray bullet struck her in her home and a 15-year-old Ferndale honor student shot as he waited to play basketball. Bing said people in the community have that power through reporting crimes, using peaceful ways to handle conflict and by coming together. 'Each one of us plays a role,' he said at the funeral home. 'Fear is going to tear us apart. We have to face it head on.' Violence 'not unique' The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was in town for a public transit funding rally in Hart Plaza, said afterward in an interview the United States needs a plan to deal with violence. 'We're sending flowers to the bereaved (here), but I've got funerals in Chicago. Every place we go, we have the same pattern ... we're going to funeral by funeral.' He added, 'This violence is not unique to Detroit. In Chicago two weeks ago, 25 people were shot in 12 hours; seven were killed. ' Jackson suggested elected officials declare 'a state of emergency, because with that comes a sense of urgency.' 'We must prioritize targeting jobs. If 9 percent is a recession, then 30-40 percent unemployment in Detroit and urban America (is a) depression,' Jackson said. 'This is a depression; depressed people act in depressed ways. We need ... a comprehensive plan. Inside the funeral home, Aiyana lay in her open casket, wearing a light-pink dress with hearts and matching pink shoes. There was a prayer displayed in her casket asking God to watch over her. Aiyana had been sleeping on a living room sofa about 12:40 a.m. Sunday when she was struck by a bullet from a gun carried by a member of the Detroit Police Special Response Team at a two-story duplex in the 4000 block of Lillibridge on the east side. Police arrested 34-year-old Chauncey Owens in the flat upstairs. He was charged Thursday with murder in Blake's death . The Rev. Al Sharpton was expected to pay his respects at the funeral home late Friday. The national civil rights figure was invited by Aiyana's family to offer the eulogy at her funeral at 11 a.m. today at Second Ebenezer Baptist Church, 14601 Dequindre. He has said he will talk about police misconduct and the need to confront black-on-black violence. Deputies to patrol Wayne County Sheriff's deputies, not Detroit Police, will patrol outside the church today. 'We will be involved at the request of (Second Ebenezer Church Pastor) Edgar Vann,' said Wayne County Sheriff's spokeswoman Paula Bridges, who added that Detroit Police also consented to the arrangement. Aiyana's death, and the fact the raid was being recorded by a video crew with the 'The First 48' cable TV show, has drawn national attention. Recordings have been turned over to the Michigan State Police, which took over the investigation into the shooting . Officers tossed a flash grenade into the home, and it landed on Aiyana, burning her, relatives said. Joseph Weekley, a member of the Detroit Police Special Response Team, has been identified as the officer who shot Aiyana. The 14-year veteran of the force has been placed on a desk job while the incident is investigated. Police officials initially said that an officer and Aiyana's grandmother had physical contact and that led to the shooting. Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger, who has filed lawsuits on behalf of Aiyana's family, said he has seen video evidence contradicting police accounts and said the bullet came from outside the home. The suits allege negligence, civil rights violations and a police conspiracy to cover up the facts. State Police Capt. Harold Love, who has provided details about the investigation, said Friday that he would be making no further public statements until the investigation is complete. 'It hurts bad' Elaine Davis left the funeral home crying and angry Friday evening. She said she saw what she thought were burns on Aiyana's forehead. 'It touched me,' she said of seeing the child in her casket. 'It hurts, and it hurts bad.' Kimberly Durden said she moved out of the city after a gang member shot her in the right foot in the Seven Mile and Ryan area. 'It is stressful and depressing,' the 49-year-old Warren resident said after visiting at the funeral home. 'Every time I see her picture, I just cry.'Aiyana 