A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in Oakland Monday while walking to soccer practice with friends. The shooting happened just after 4:15 p.m. along the 1400 block of 100th Avenue, police said.

He was the best son anybody could ever have,” the family told police. “He was the best example for his sister.”

A memorial for a 15-year-boy who was shot an killed in Oakland continues to grow. The family of the young victim, identified as a high-school sophomore is in shock. The boy was on his way to soccer practice in what appears to be an attempted robbery.