William L. Smith, an 8th grader at Montessori School of Englewood, was killed in a Chicago expressway shooting on I-57 Sunday night.
Balloons were released Tuesday at the Montessori School of Englewood, where William Smith was in 8th grade.
"We know that William is looking down on us, and we're asking you, right now, to just cover and just keep us in your care," a woman prayed. "Everybody's been crying. Everybody's eyes are red. Everybody got their heads down," said his best friend, Darwin Sorrells.Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
School officials said the boy was driving in a car with relatives on I-57 near 111th Street when someone riddled their SUV with bullets Sunday night.
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