India, March 6 -- Hundreds of students gathered at the University of Texas for a candlelight vigil to honour the victims, including a 21-year-old Indian-origin student, of the deadly mass shooting at a US city.

The vigil was held near the university's iconic tower to remember those killed and injured in the mass shooting incident at the West Sixth Street entertainment district in Austin. Savitha Shan, an Austin native and a dual-degree senior at the University of Texas at Austin, was fatally shot when a gunman opened fire in the crowded entertainment district on March 1. Late on Wednesday evening, the university students stood together holding candles and observing moments of silence for the victims of the weekend shooting that left thre...