Emotional vigil held for Temple nursing student killed in act of domestic violence [Video]

WEST OAK LANE – An emotional vigil to mourn the loss of a Temple nursing student, whose life was cut short. Police say 20-year-old Milan Jones was killed by her partner, also a Temple student.

“We love you Milan,” screamed the crowd as they released purple and white balloons in memory of 20-year-old Milan Jones. Her life was tragically and abruptly taken, police say, in an act of domestic violence.

“She should be right here,” said her brother Kyle Armstrong. He spoke during the balloon release alongside another one of Milan’s brothers.

“It’s tough. I was 19 when she was born, so it was like having a daughter,” said her brother Angel Ramos. The family was surrounded at 74th and Ogontz, in West Oak Lane, Friday evening, by friends and others who say they watched Milan grow.

She was entering her third year of college at Temple, where she was studying nursing. Family members …