Students of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus held a candlelight vigil for late football player Gary Tinsley on Friday evening.
Tinsley's former teammates and students gathered in a crowed of about 200 for the vigil held by the Black Student Union outside of Roy Wilkins Hall, reported the Pioneer Press.
The Minnesota Daily reported attendees teared up as friends and family spoke of Tinsley.
University of Minnesota staff released to the Pioneer Press that Tinsley will be awarded his degree in business marketing and education posthumously.
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