Blasdell neighborhood honors memory of 8-year-old killed by alleged drunk driver [Video]

BLASDELL, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Western New York community is wrapping its arms around a local family whose 8-year-old son was killed by an alleged drunk driver on Saturday night in Hamburg.

Homes in Blasdell and across WNY are lit up in orange, which was Thomas Ross’ favorite color, to show support for his family.

“My heart goes out to them,” Blasdell resident Dianna Arnst said. “It’ll be something they’ll never ever forget and neither will anyone else. This is a very close community, one square mile of heaven, and it affects everybody.”

Arnst is one of many residents decorating her home in orange to show support for the family.

“It’s the way neighborhoods used to be, and how they should still be,” she said. “When something like that, a tragic thing happens, people should come up and see what they can do to help. Just give them your heart.”

“Whether it be showing their support with the lights — I …