A somber song set the mood Saturday for an annual vigil, which this year, fell just one day shy of the milestone 25th anniversary of the brutal shooting death of Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Africa, who lived in Soundview.

“He had dreams, and he was about to achieve those dreams. His dreams were cut short by 41 bullets,” said Diallo’s mother, Kadiatou. “I told the world who Amadou was, and I established programs so that young people can carry on that dream.”

Diallo’s strong, but still grief-stricken, mother said it is her mission to remember the legacy of her son. Diallo was unarmed when four plainclothes officers with the NYPD’s street crime unit fired 41 rounds at him, killing him.

That violent incident controversially led to all four police officers being acquitted of all charges.

The vigil included a march down Wheeler Avenue that went a short distance from the site of the Amadou Diallo Memorial to the exact spot, just down the block, where Diallo was gunned down by the doorway of his apartment building.

“What would it have meant to you if he was still here, a 48-year-old man, to talk to his mom?” NY1 asked Kadiatou Diallo.

“Oh wow,” she replied. “Amadou would have been married, had children. I would have been a grandmother playing with the children. He would have had success in his project. He would have established himself and definitely would be of service. He loved people and he liked to help.”

Kadiatou Diallo also expressed gratitude for the support of the public over the past 25 years.

“I am amazed,” she said. “Because when Amadou was killed, there was no social media, but people are still connecting. They have such a strong spirit.”