9-year-old boy in remission from leukemia killed after crawling beneath school bus to retrieve ball

Over a hundred people came together for a candlelight vigil after 9-year-old Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez was killed after crawling under a school bus this week.

Over a hundred people came together for a candlelight vigil after 9-year-old Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez was killed after crawling under an Orange County school bus earlier this week.

Witnesses told affiliate ABC News’ Orlando affiliate WFTV that the 9-year-old boy got off the bus Tuesday afternoon and, as he was walking away from the bus, he dropped his football when he crawled under the bus to get it and the vehicle began moving.

Marshall-Rodriguez was in remission for leukemia when he was killed on Tuesday after being diagnosed at two-years-old, according to his family who spoke at his vigil.

“He was the life of the party,” said Trenae Gayle, Elyas’ cousin. “He loved football, he loved basketball, he loved all sports.”