Vigil held to remember teen shot and killed

It was a very emotional day for friends and family of Reshaud Biggs, the 17 year old boy who was murdered just 24 hours after his 17th birthday, over the weekend.

His loved ones released balloons and wrote their farewells on poster boards.

"He literally brought light to every room," said Paige Jankowski, a friend of Biggs'. "And his smile was so beautiful," she said.

As an investigation continues into who shot Biggs, those who knew him try to remember the good times they had with him.

"Everytime I saw him it was nothing but positivity," said Sidney Reber, another friend of Biggs'. "And everytime I would see him it was hugs and love, that was all that he was about," she said.

Biggs' grandmother says this situation is difficult and she's disturbed with the violence in Youngstown.

"It's just so hard to lose a loved one, my grandson, my baby," said Vera Grier-Walker, Biggs' grandmother.

The vigil was held at Ursuline high school, the place he was supposed to graduate from next year, until his life was cut short.

When I was in my darkest time, he would just come in, you know, he would come in and come talk to me," said a cousin of Briggs, Keylan Spires. "It just crushes me, like so heavy," he said.

Walker tells 21 News that more action needs to be taken concerning the gun violence in Youngstown before someone else loses their child as well. She feels that the guilty need to be held accountable.

"I would like to, see something change when these young kids are arrested. I don't want them to just get a slap on the hand and out," Walker said.

Biggs' funeral will be next week.