Kirill Trush was a sophomore at Center High School in Antelope. A vibrant spirit with an infectious smile is how friends describe him.
ANTELOPE, Calif. — High school friends of 16-year-old Kirill Trush gathered Friday evening beneath the Tower Bridge to honor a life lost too soon.
“Sunshine, like on a rainy day, that was him,” said Isabella Plasichuk. “He just brought smiles to everyone. All the time, and he was the funniest guy.”
“He was such a good friend. I could not have asked for a better friend,” said Plasichuk.
“He was really great friend. Always positive,” said Antonio Ascano, Trush’s friend.
The teen’s death leaving those he knew heartbroken.
“This has been so hard because he was only 16,” said Angelina Zhuravskaya, a relative of Trush’s. “His life was not supposed to end there.”
Zhuravskaya, Trush’s cousin, was one of the few family members who attended the vigil.
“When I found out the news, I was completely heartbroken. I could not stop screaming. He was like …