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You were not there. You have no way of knowing that any of those assertions are true. I'll wait for the police and DA to make a finding of fact.

Actually I met with the kid who was with Mark and he told me Mark had no weapon. He was not lying.

I just got back from the memorial service and candle light vigil that took place for Mark. I went with a group of about 60 people to Mr. Levin's house, to where Mark fell (there was still blood on the sidewalk and grass), and to Mark's house. The distance from Levin's front door to where Mark fell was a good 150 yards. Also, Levin's doorway is a narrow walkway with two walls on both sides of the door. For Mark to have been shot Levin would have had to have a clear straight-away shot or would have had to step through his walkway to aim and shoot Mark as he was running away. Also, if the shot had been close-range I find it hard to believe Mark would not have been knocked down and still be able to get up. Although you people will probably find some way to tag this on Mark or convince yourselves that the homeowner was only protecting himself. Also, if any of you posters out there are parents with teens I don't care how responsible you think your kid is they make plenty of bad decisions some with no repurcussions and some with much bigger (in Mark's case death). And don't think that these things happen to only bad kids. Mark and his friends were not drinking, smoking, or doing any drugs, and trust me I know that for a fact. Mark was high on life enjoying his new freedom as a 16 year old, and he made a bad decision (even though it was never meant to hurt or harm anyone). Yes I know you will probably find something in that sentence to exploit also. All I can say is that the next time you see a kid doing something mischevious or maybe in your mind a "heinous crime" remember they are just kids who are living life, many with problems you and me can hardly imagine. For the rest of my life and the rest of the lives of my classmates we will always be rethinking our decisions so that we never intentionally put our friends and family through the distress of losing a loved one like Mark.

Actually I met with the kid who was with Mark and he told me Mark had no weapon. He was not lying.

This is hearsay. It would not be admissible in court, for good reason. You have no way of knowing whether or not he is lying, because you were not there.