Now that the best of us is dead due to gun violence, how do we find a way to make all of them the best of us so their lives were worth living, too?
December 19,2015
By Jareen Imam
(CNN) There's a saying that the true character (click here for video) of a person shines in a time of crisis.
There's
no doubt of Zaevion William Dobson's character, according to the
15-year-old's friends and family, who are mourning his death.
Thursday
evening, the football player jumped on top of three girls to shield
them from a spray of bullets in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to
police and CNN affiliate WATE.
Police
said Friday that the three male suspects believed to be responsible for
the shooting had gang ties, and had fired upon on a group of school
kids celebrating the holidays.
Zaevion
was not only a football player, but a mentor to his peers, Mayor
Madeline Rogero told CNN affiliate WATE. The teen's coach, Rob Black,
said that the sophomore was liked by teachers and students at Fulton
High School....
