Loved ones meet at IB Pier to remember 12-year-old killed in unsolved shooting

Loved ones meet at IB Pier to remember 12-year-old killed in unsolved shooting

Heartbroken family and friends gathered on Wednesday at the Imperial Beach Pier to honor 12-year-old Elijah Smith, who would have celebrated his 13th birthday. Smith's mother, Sofia Alvarez Smith, said there were many good memories with her son Elijah at the pier. "We had a good time here," Alvarez Smith said. "We took Elijah many times on the pier, and he'd fish and catch a lot of stingrays."Smith's older sister Oakley said, "We miss him every …