The school principal came out and said what a wonderful lad the deceased was. He failed to mention the minor character flaw of robbing another person at gunpoint. One more turd scraped off a shoe.
The shooter has not been ID’d as far as I know, but given the demographics of that store and a pair of Air Jordans tells me the shooter is a person of color. So don’t expect any protests.
It’s pretty easy to see the vice in situations like this.
Can we see it when we look in a mirror? That’s a bit more challenging.
Jabbar, who went by JJ, moved to Middletown from Columbus to live with his father. People who knew him said he was well mannered.
"He was a real good kid. Hurt my heart to hear it happen," said James Murphy, whose son and Jabbar were friends.
"I'm upset. My son's upset … I mean, he was a really good guy."