The kid is from Darby, I don’t know which school but I know the town. Could very well have been a racial attack.
I don't know anything about that part of Pennsylvania but the absence of information about the attackers, given the methods of the media, makes one suspect that race was a motive.
I don’t see how the conclusion can be avoided.
I'm familiar with the area. From the lack of certain details, I suspect you are correct.