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MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. — Family and friends laid to rest a Marshall County child killed by gunfire this week.

Investigators believe the 9-year-old boy's 11-year-old brother shot and killed him while the two were at home alone.

Strangers who were touched by the tragedy helped the boy's family remember him in a very special way.

It's a kid's dream to be surrounded by monster trucks. But these driver are here because of a nightmare.

"He loved monster trucks, so we all decided it was time to step up and show the boy some love," said Sean Hilty, who organized the trucks to come together.

Saturday a mother said goodbye to one child, while the other is a suspect in the death investigation.

"I know she's struggling on both ends of the spectrum," Hilty said.

So truck owners and drivers decided to help ease the pain; they escorted the mother along with her son's casket to his funeral service.

The idea started on Facebook, and folks who didn't even know the family hopped on the ride to show support for loved ones of the little boy.

"He would be in awe. I hope he's looking down on us from heaven and saying thank y'all," Hilty said.

Investigators are still working to figure out if the shooting was intentional or an accident, but Hilty, who has a son the same age as the slain child., said he hopes this ride will also teach others the dangers of allowing children access to weapons.

"Anytime a child loses his life, it hits, it really hits me hard."