PEORIA, Ill. – Family and friends of a Peoria teenager who was shot and killed this past weekend was honored Monday night at the school where he excelled.

Late Saturday night, 17-year-old Matthew Day was shot twice at the Lexington Hills Apartments. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Day was taken to OSF Saint Francis in grave condition, and pronounced dead just after midnight on Sunday.

An autopsy shows Day suffered two gunshot wounds to his torso and likely died instantly.

Family and friends of Day say he would visit relatives at Lexington Hills often. His stepfather, Darvin Banks, spoke with 25 News at a vigil in front of Peoria Manual High School.

“He was a good kid, I swear,” Banks said. “He was fun loving, I’m telling you. This should have never happened to him, but he

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