COLUMBIA, MD — The Oakland Mills High School graduate who died nearly two months after being shot at a New Year's party will be remembered at a vigil in Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The death of the college football player has been ruled a homicide, and police have offered a reward for information leading to the suspect(s).

Lawrence "Larry" Aaron III, 19, died Thursday, Feb. 22, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, which reported his death was attributed to the Jan. 1 shooting.

A candlelight vigil will honor Aaron in the stadium at Oakland Mills High School, 9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia. The vigil will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb, 27.

@HerdFB I know you will all be with us in spirit tomorrow #93STRONG pic.twitter.com/62UxcrwPS0

— momzovko (@Zovko1Lisa) February 27, 2018 At the time of the shooting, police said Aaron was attending a New Year's Eve party with friends in Anne Arundel County. "...my son stepped in front of his girlfriend to shield her, and one of the bullets got him," Aaron's father told WBAL.

Officers were called to the 7800 block of Bastille Road in Severn, where police said a shooting was reported at approximately 1:06 a.m. on Jan. 1.

Aaron, who had been shot in the back, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, authorities said. He received treatment, underwent rehabilitation and was released.

After suffering from blood clots last week, Aaron was admitted on Monday, Feb. 19, to Frederick Memorial, where WBAL reported he was taken off life support three days later. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Aaron's death a homicide, determining he died from complications that resulted from the gunshot wound.