CHICAGO (CBS) -- Thursday marks nine years since Quintonio LeGrier was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer, and his mother and her church gathered to honor his life. LeGrier's mother, Janet Cooksey, was on hand to release nine balloons – one for each year he's been gone.

In 2015, a Chicago police officer shot and killed Quintonio LeGrier and his neighbor, 55-year-old Bettie Jones.

Thursday marks nine years since Quintonio LeGrier was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer, and his mother and her church gathered to honor his life.