Murder She Wrote, Issue 7

Tragedy Strikes as 17-Year-Old Las Vegas Teen Dies After Attack by Group of 15,Teen kills her newborn baby | Mother tells killer of Black transgender woman that her daughter's legacy will live on

What’s Happening Now

Tragedy Strikes as 17-Year-Old Las Vegas Teen Allegedly Loses Life in High School Attack by Group of 15

I've got a heart-wrenching story for you about a brave teenager named Jonathan Lewis Jr. from Las Vegas. It's a real-life plot that even the most seasoned crime podcast enthusiasts wouldn't see coming.

Jonathan, a courageous young man of 17, reportedly faced an attack by a group of about 15 people right outside his high school, Rancho High School. Now, his dad, Jonathan Lewis Sr., described him as a real trooper, and from what we know, it seems he truly was.

According to the heart-wrenching details shared by his father on GoFundMe and with news outlets like KLAS-TV and Las Vegas Review Journal, the incident went down on November 1. Apparently, one of Jonathan's smaller friends had something stolen by this unruly group, and they decided to toss the poor kid into a trash can. That's when our hero, Jonathan, stepped up to confront them, and tragically, he became the target of their aggression.

In a gut-wrenching update on November 7, Jonathan Lewis Sr. shared that his son had succumbed to his injuries, leaving behind a devastated family. The GoFundMe campaign, started to support the grieving family, has already gathered over $47,000 from sympathetic hearts.

The details are harrowing. The attack took place near the intersection of Searles Avenue and North 21st Street. The Las Vegas Review Journal reported that the police haven't publicly identified the victim, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's homicide unit is on the case. Shockingly, no arrests have been made yet.

Jonathan Lewis Sr. spoke with the Review Journal, expressing the family's profound shock. At the time of the attack, his son lived in Las Vegas with his mother and had plans to move in with his dad in Austin, Texas. According to Lewis Sr., a larger group pounced on his son when two individuals couldn't harm him enough, and they all attacked him simultaneously.

It's a tragic tale that leaves us with more questions than answers, and as we wait for the investigation to unfold, let's keep Jonathan's family in our thoughts. In a world filled with mysteries, this one hits painfully close to home.

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