My family and I saw a big police and paramedic call out for an accident on our route to dinner last night. The victim was laying on the sidewalk near the street next to a Park and Ride's parking lot. He was on his back in a neck brace. A bike was nearby, laying on its side in the parking lot. We all thought a child had been hit by a car. We we so wrong.
On the way home we saw a large section of the parking lot cordoned off by crime tape. Little yellow tent cards use to mark evidence were covering spots on the ground. The distance from the first tent card to last was about forty feet along a gentle arc. Detectives were bending over one area, looking at something on the ground. This time we thought it was a shooting. My son did not agree. He did not see any blood on the victim. We were wrong again.
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed by a 13-year of boy. According to the press it was gang related. My son is 13. He rides a skateboard, plays xbox, and worries about his clothing. Gangs seem so far away, but they are really just down the street.
