US boy shot dead hours after event for killed cousin: police
2-year-old cousin of a teenage American football player shot dead in December was himself shot and killed hours after an event.
Trending Photos
Columbia: A 12-year-old cousin of a teenage American football player shot dead in December was himself shot and killed hours after an event honoring his slain relative, police said Sunday.
The death of Dobson, a high-school athlete, prompted President Barack Obama to tweet at the time: "Zaevion Dobson died saving three friends from getting shot. He was a hero at 15. What`s our excuse for not acting?"
Latham was shot in the head and rushed to a hospital by his father, but doctors were unable to save him, Knoxville police said in a statement.
Latham was hit while he was sitting in the back of his father`s car after shooting erupted between a large number of people in a park and the occupants of two vehicles driving by.
"We went and had a good time and he was a good kid," his father Hubert Latham said, referring to the basketball game, which was also designed to appeal to youngsters to stop the violence.
"They took my son`s life."
Stay informed on all the latest news, real-time breaking news updates, and follow all the important headlines in india news and world News on Zee News.
Advertisement
Live Tv
Advertisement