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Alto community unites to hold candlelight vigil for student-athlete in his memory

Alto community remembers Devonte Mumphrey by lighting candles in his memory

ALTO, Texas — A candlelight vigil will be held tonight in memory of a student-athlete who died Tuesday.

Devonte Mumphrey, a sophomore at Alto High School, collapsed during a basketball game on Tuesday evening and later died.

The community vigil is set for 7 p.m. tonight in the parking lot of Hilltop Baptist Church in Alto, according to a post on Alto ISD's Facebook page.

Read more from our CBS19 paper partner, Tyler Morning Telegraph

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