Texas teen shot, killed for protecting smaller boy from bully: reports
A Texas 16-year-old boy was fatally shot days after breaking up a fight involving a bully who has been charged with his murder, according to reports.
Arlington police said that after intervening in the fight, Sam Reynolds started having trouble with his accused killer, a boy between 13 and 15, WFAA-TV reported.
Lt. Chris Cook said Sam was shot Thursday in an incident caught on camera at the Pinewoods Apartment complex where he and the suspect lived.
“Within just a matter of a couple of seconds, he pulls out a handgun from the rear part of his pants,” Cook told the station. “He points it at the victim and fires one round.”
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Sam’s family said he intervened in the fight to protect a smaller boy, the station reported.
He was shot in the chest, Fox 4 Dallas reported.
The station reported that Sam was remembered Friday evening at a candlelight vigil at Arlington High School, where he was a sophomore.
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His mother, Madison Fletcher, told the gathering, “Just, you know, celebrate his life and his memory and, you know, who he was,” according to the station.
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