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.

An emotional vigil was held Friday night at Maryvale High School for 16-year-old Michael Montoya, who died after being stabbed multiple times on campus earlier this week. Hundreds of people gathered with candles,

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.