Lots of young people have never taken so much as a rubber ball to the face much less a punch. When they meet any sort of violence they do not know how to react.
This part of the article made me go hmmmmmm.
His father had previously said his son had been between apartments when he vanished and that he had previously struggled with drugs and money issues.
Maybe he slid off the wagon.
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” Tyson