Mother of 13-year-old killed girl in Gilroy mass shooting: “She took my hand and looked up at the sky.”

Family and friends in San Jose release butterflies honoring Keyla on what would have been her 14th birthday on Aug. 4. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A mariachi band plays music as family and friends honor Keyla in San Jose. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Keyla’s mother, Lorena Pimentel de Salazar, 35, middle, along with family and friends, participate in a vigil honoring her daughter in San Jose. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

People surround and hug Keyla’s mother, Lorena Pimentel de Salazar, middle, at a Zumba class fundraiser at Dancing Angel’z Blvd in San Jose. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
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Grandmother Betzabe Vargas Fabes, 58, left, mother Lorena Pimentel de Salazar, middle, and Rocio Caetano, right, at a fundraising Zumba class in San Jose. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times )

Lorena Pimentel de Salazar, 35, hugs her cousin Hans Bludau as they grieve in the living room, filled with flowers, candles and photographs. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)