I repeat, he would not have attacked unless his intentions were criminal.
17 year old boys of any race are not exactly well known for their impulse control. Could be a verbal confrontation that just got out of hand. Have seen some speculation on that in another thread, and we’ve all seen it happen first hand.
Either way, I’ll wait for the investigation and have a look at the Friday news dump to see why this month old story has suddenly blanketed the news.
17 year old boys in general do not commit mayhem just because they don’t like what someone is doing. If frightened they may run or hide possibly, but they do not ambush.
Martin got cornered when up to no good, and reacted in the manner he had been conditioned to by his peer group. That is the main tragedy here. Just like the old Elvis Presley song.