EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The community gathered Thursday to mourn 16-year-old Miranda Cisneros, who was killed in a car crash near the El Paso Zoo on Sept. 17.
Police said Cisneros was driving a white Chrysler east on Paisano when she lost control of the vehicle, struck a tree and died.
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Her family held a candle-lighting vigil as relatives and friends mourned her tragic loss.
“Miranda was a girl with many dreams and goals ahead of her. She made everyone laugh. She cared about others even if she didn’t know them,” one attendee told KFOX14/CBS4 partners KINT.
Cisneros was a student and student-athlete at the El Paso Independent School District.
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