Sorrow at Texas church for teen killed by police Just days before police fatally shot an eighth-grader for brandishing what they believed was a gun inside his Brownsville, Texas, middle school, Jaime Gonzalez stopped by his church and dropped a few pesos into the hands of Rev. Jorge Gomez. The 15-year-old drum major wanted the priest to buy some candy for children in Matamoros, right across border in Mexico. It was the last time Gomez said he had exchanged hugs and smiles with the teen. "He was always thinking about the children," Gomez told msnbc.com on Friday. Jaime was friendly, he was kind. Right now, I am trying to counsel, support and offer all the help I can to his parents and the students in our community who are saddened by this tragedy. Police fatally shot Jaime in the hallway of Cumming Middle School in Brownsville during first period on Wednesday. Witnesses said they could hear police charge down the hallway and shout for Jaime to drop the weapon, followed by three gunshots. Jaime was hit twice in the torso, police said. According to The Associated Press, a recording of the emergency call revealed that Jaime had refused to drop the weapon. It was later determined the weapon had been a pellet gun. Brownsville police have defended their actions. Chris Sherman / AP The parents of Jaime Gonzalez, stepmother Noralva Gonzalez, left, and Jaime Gonzalez Sr., in front of their home in Brownsville, Texas on Thursday. "Students from the school have been coming here, telling me that they haven't been able to eat or sleep since this happened," Gomez said. Students want to talk to someone. They say they feel unsafe. They are frightened and they are sad. Gomez said Jaime was a devoted member of Holy Family Catholic Church, a congregation of about 500. The priest said members were staffing the church 24 hours a day. On Friday afternoon, dozens of people streamed into the church's sanctuary to pay their last respects to the teen. Resting in an open casket, Jaime's body was dressed in his school's band uniform, Gomez said. Gomez said Jaime's parents, Jaime Gonzalez Sr. and his wife, Noralva, planned to return to the church for support and prayer later in the day. "I know the parents finally went to sleep around three in the morning," Gomez said, adding, "I plan to see them after they awaken. They are heartbroken.