Jonathan (file photo)
In America, 8 minor students have together beaten their own classmate Kishore to death. The matter is said to be related to theft of headphones. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has arrested eight Nevada high school students on murder charges in the death of 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis Jr. The New York Times reports the incident stemmed from an after-school fight earlier this month. During this time, Lewis was beaten unconscious by his fellow students. This attack took place on 1 November. The student died of serious injuries a few days after the attack. According to the doctors, that bread died.
Lt. Jason Johanson of the Las Vegas Police Department said the altercation was believed to have stemmed from a dispute over the theft of a pair of headphones. According to Lieutenant Johanson, the students planned to gather after classes that day in a backyard alley located less than 300 feet from the campus. After this, everyone together beat Kishore severely. The attack was so deadly that the minor student died a few days after treatment.
Police arrested 8 students accused of murder
Following an investigation, police identified and arrested eight Rancho High School students in connection with the fight. Lt. Johansson said the arrested individuals ranged in age from 13 to 17 years old. The police department is also actively working to ascertain the identity of two other persons. Both of them are also suspected to be involved in the fight. Police said the identities of the eight students who have been detained have not been publicly disclosed. They were all booked into the Clark County Juvenile Hall.
Ambiguity regarding Jonathan’s involvement in the controversy
The situation is also not clear regarding the involvement of deceased student Jonathan in the headphone theft dispute. The circumstances surrounding Jonathan’s involvement in the controversy are said to be unclear. According to a statement posted on a website by the boy’s family, Jonathan was trying to help a young child who was being bullied. Lt. Johanson said police suspect that the stolen headphones, and possibly a vape pen, were taken from a friend of Jonathan’s. According to the lieutenant, at one point Jonathan was involved in an altercation. After this, “ten people immediately surrounded him and threw him to the ground. Then they started kicking, punching and crushing him.”
Jonathan couldn’t defend himself
As Lieutenant Johanson noted, he was “not defending himself” when Jonathan fell to the ground and endured the attack “until he was unconscious.” Videos depicting the brawl have surfaced on social media, showing several individuals being assaulted. Police Department Undersheriff Andrew Walsh described the video as “extremely disturbing”, while Lieutenant Johansson said, “In my opinion, it is pretty void of humanity.” After the fight, Jonathan was found “unconscious and unable to speak” in the street. Went. A man drove him to Rancho High School. Subsequently, he was admitted to a hospital, where doctors immediately declared that the student had suffered “non-survivable head injuries”. The student’s family said he had been declared brain dead. Will be donated.
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