Candlelight vigil held for Preston Lord six months after his death [Video]

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. – A candlelight memorial in Queen Creek was held for Preston Lord on Sunday on the somber six-month anniversary of his death.

He’s the teen who police say was brutally attacked during a Halloween party last year and died days later from his injuries.

His family and friends got together the night of April 28 as the defendants begin to go to court and face allegations in connection to his death.

‘You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers always’

An entire community is showing their love and support to the Lord family as they continue to walk through grief.

Orange carnations and roses with handwritten and hand-tied messages are just some ways people across the Valley show up for the Lord family.

“Praying for your family every night. Stay strong. You are loved,” said Mike Burczek.

“So I wrote, ‘You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers always,’” Frann Knox said of the …