WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Loved ones gathered Friday to honor a Triad student who died after jumping off a moving school bus. Shock remains for many of them after the incident.
It's been nearly two weeks since 17-year-old Parkland High School student, Alex Wilson, jumped out of the back of a moving bus. He died from his injuries earlier this week.
Friday, his loved ones gathered near the place where it happened off Alder and Waughtown Street, to honor his life, a life that was cut too short.
Balloon releases can symbolize the letting go of grief but for some of Wilson's loved ones, it's the beginning of their grieving process.
"It brings more anger, than it does peace because there's still a lot of unanswered questions," Family friend of the Wilson's, Lamanda Moore said.
Moore said her anger comes from not knowing exactly what happened.
"There's no accountability and there's no explanation."
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She wants police and the school district to release more information.
"I went to the school board on Tuesday and I spoke about this and they said that the police investigation was still ongoing, well now it's not… and there's no charges, so I'd like to ask the school and I'd like to ask the police how this occurred," Moore said.
While they press for more answers, loved ones also want others to remember Alex Wilson.
"Share a memory that you have with him, remember his smile and just who he was," Alex Wilson's older sister, Miocheo Wilson said.
According to both Miocheo Wilson and Moore, he was a kind and caring person.
"He was just a normal teenager. There's a lot of people that love him, not just us," Miocheo Wilson said.
"He deserved life. He should have gone to school, he should have come home, he should have done his homework, and his mother should not be getting ready to bury him," Moore said.