Probably in Line for a Nobel Prize, Too

10/25/24 WIBC:

"FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The person who fired shots Saturday night at a house party in Fort Wayne, killing Willie Ivy III,17, will not be charged.

Fort Wayne police and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office say the shooter was acting in self-defense.

It all happened at a Halloween Party on Saturday, October 12th. Police say that the homeowner told them that the party “quickly got out of hand” by around 10:30 pm when the shooting happened....

It seems they were caught and confronted about it and when things escalated, investigators say it was Ivy who pulled out a gun and started shooting first. He fired nine shots into the windows of the kitchen and living room injuring nine people in the process.

Another person then shot and killed Ivy."

10/23/24 channel 21:

His parents are understandably grieving.  They came from a church focused on gun violence and the headline makes you want to yell:

"Family of 17-year-old North Side football player killed in weekend shooting speaks out

“Losing a child to gun violence is the worst feeling ever

”

Yes, but drawing a gun and opening fire makes such a death inevitable.  Still sad that a 17-year-old thought carrying a gun into a party and resisting when told No was appropriate.  Opening random fire at that.

Of course, the other inevitable:

" Ivy III was ready to graduate early, fielding offers to play football in college. He was loving—and as his aunt, Vickii Ivy, tells it, he was very, very loved."

I hate to raise race, but this is a recurring theme when a black man dies now.  How their future is bright.  Brighter if you do not break laws.  You may recall this issue raised  in  Bonfire of the Vanities.