A candlelight vigil will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 at Arcadia High School for two students who were found murdered Friday. UPDATE 4:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25: Messages were left in purple pen on white banners and in chalk at the high school quad Monday, while more than a handful of L.A. media were lined up outside the high school all afternoon. See photos below.
The brothers, William and Anthony Lin, were killed at their home. Police believe they were murdered by their uncle, a citizen of China, who quickly flew to Hong Kong later that day, where he was taken into custody by Hong Kong authorities.
Facebook conversations say the victims were formerly students at Camino Grove Elementary School and Dana Middle School. The Arcadia Unified School District released this statement this afternoon, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016:
The Arcadia Unified School District family offers our deepest condolences to the Lin family, their friends and loved ones. We are beyond saddened to learn of the death of the Lin brothers, William and Anthony, who attended Arcadia High School. The loss of William and Anthony will be felt by the thousands of students, staff, friends and family that loved and knew them well in our tight-knit community. We know our community will stand united as we go through this unthinkable tragedy together. We ask everyone to please respect the Lin family’s privacy during this extremely difficult time.
While this tragedy did not happen on campus, it will undoubtedly have an enormous impact throughout all our schools. We will provide additional counselors and support services this week when students return to school, and for as long as they are needed. Arcadia Unified prides itself as being a positive leader in this great community, and will continue to make the well-being of our students and staff a priority. We appreciate the many condolences and support for the Lin Family. We know this will continue, and we thank you all.
— By Scott Hettrick
