[CurlyDave]

Not sure about the kid, but the shooter has been in trouble with the law...

The shooter was previously arrested and then the charges were dropped. He was never found guilty of anything and is entitled to the same presumption of innocence as you or I.

In fact, I doubt the "trouble" would be admissible in court.

[stormer]

Your are of course correct, but having charges dropped is not indicative of innocence, but of a prosecutor not believing he has a case that he can prove in court. And the presumption of innocence applies only to a courtroom setting. Do you assume every person arrested is innocent?