CHICAGO - Family and friends are mourning the loss of a South Holland student-athlete killed over the weekend in a deadly shooting.

As they grieve, they are also pleading for answers — and justice — for 16-year-old Davell Antoine Holden III.

What we know:

Nearly 200 relatives and classmates gathered Wednesday evening for a vigil and balloon release in Holden’s honor.

Loved ones say the rising junior at Thornwood High School was an honor student and standout athlete who had dreams of playing college basketball. But on Saturday, August 2, Holden was shot and killed at a residence near 160th Place and Drexel Avenue. According to his mother, he was at a friend's house.

"My son was everything, an awesome young man," said Angela Birts, Holden's mom. "My baby was loved by so many people, a

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