ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 It\u2019s been a week since Qvarious McCloud was shot and killed during a large house party in Kissimmee. His family is still searching for answers on who is responsible. <\/p>\n
In the wake of their pain, his loved ones held a candlelit vigil for the teen. It was at the Rosemont Neighborhood Center where Qvarious spent a lot of time. Blue balloons were released – blue because that was his favorite color. Many wore shirts with Qvarious\u2019 face on it to remember the young man gone too soon.<\/p>\n
He was just 17-years-old, about to graduate high school.<\/p>\n
\u201cQvarious was funny, good looking, very smart – getting ready to have an 18th birthday,\u201d said his grandmother Felicia McCloud. \u201cHe was talking about going into the Marines.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was not just a teenager, but also a brother.<\/p>\n
His baby sister, Malani Wallace was one of the nearly hundred people who attended his vigil. <\/p>\n
\u201cNot only did you take my older brother, you took somebody that I love,\u201d said Wallace. \u201cSomebody that I can look up to every single day. Somebody that I can depend on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t care what you was, he didn\u2019t care how you was, he just loved people. That\u2019s why everyone is out here coming forth,\u201d said Wallace.<\/p>\n
As signs with Qvarious\u2019 picture were displayed throughout the vigil, his family pleaded for those responsible to be brought to justice. His mother, visibly distraught, begging for answers as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was perfect to me, he was perfect,\u201d said Quiriana McCloud, his mother. \u201cI\u2019ll never be able to kiss him again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe going to fight,\u201d said his grandmother. \u201cAnd if you ain\u2019t down with it, turn around and go on. I\u2019m going to fight until my last breath. I\u2019m going to fight for my grandson. It\u2019s not a secret because God already know it. Come forth. Please come forth.\u201d<\/p>\n
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