The vigil was held days after the victim, Michael Montoya II, was stabbed and killed at Maryvale High School. The suspect in the case is being charged as an adult.

Chris Aguilar, 16, spoke little during his initial court appearance in Phoenix, while loved ones of Michael Montoya, 16, broke down into sobs.

A Phoenix police officer working as a school safety officer at Maryvale High School was alerted of an assault in one of the classrooms, police said.