Neighbors characterizing the homeowner as a quiet truck driver feel she followed “stand your ground” rules. Not one charge has been registered.
Police accounts verify the teenagers were wearing ski masks and were either located close or in possession of at least one weapon, although the specifics remain hazy.
Found prostrate in a driveway, one of the lads lay in a pool of blood close to a black Glock pistol. The others were discovered strewn close by, their young lives cut short before morning.
Emotions including grief, anger, and unresolved tensions
Anguished relatives gathered close to the scene in the hours that followed the shooting; their feelings unvarnished and honest.
“They didn’t deserve to die like this,” said a woman identifying herself as the aunt of two of the lads. She started to cry. “They were still children whatever error they committed. Someone should clarify the reason for this.