There was a time when young people settled their disagreements with their fists.
They still do.
But now they often escalate into something a lot more serious.
That appears to be what happened this week on a quiet street in East Lansdowne.
Mohamed Kamara was involved in an altercation with another youth. Police describe it as a fistfight. He apparently was getting the better of his foe.
That’s when things took a deadly turn.
Tristin Fisher decided to even the score – as so many young people do these days – not with his fists, but with a gun, according to police.
Fisher told police the man fighting with Kamara was his cousin.
Fisher is now charged with shooting Kamara twice. He died a short time later. Kamara turned 18 just two days before. He was considered a good student at Penn Wood High and had plans for college, thanks to getting a scholarship.
Fisher also is 18. He told police he found the gun on the street. Sure.
Let’s just say police are dubious of his account.
Police are still looking for more information about the fight, who else was involved, and what led to the fatal shooting. They’re also looking for a person known as “Devon” they believe could supply a lot of answers.
Meanwhile, the rest of us are looking for answers as to why young people continue to flash guns so cavalierly, using them to settle their disputes.
People usually recover from fistfights, although we don’t condone them, either.
Once a gun is involved, tragedy is almost sure to follow.
The family of Mohamed Kamara knows that all too well.
They still do.
But now they often escalate into something a lot more serious.
That appears to be what happened this week on a quiet street in East Lansdowne.
Mohamed Kamara was involved in an altercation with another youth. Police describe it as a fistfight. He apparently was getting the better of his foe.
That’s when things took a deadly turn.
Tristin Fisher decided to even the score – as so many young people do these days – not with his fists, but with a gun, according to police.
Fisher told police the man fighting with Kamara was his cousin.
Fisher is now charged with shooting Kamara twice. He died a short time later. Kamara turned 18 just two days before. He was considered a good student at Penn Wood High and had plans for college, thanks to getting a scholarship.
Fisher also is 18. He told police he found the gun on the street. Sure.
Let’s just say police are dubious of his account.
Police are still looking for more information about the fight, who else was involved, and what led to the fatal shooting. They’re also looking for a person known as “Devon” they believe could supply a lot of answers.
Meanwhile, the rest of us are looking for answers as to why young people continue to flash guns so cavalierly, using them to settle their disputes.
People usually recover from fistfights, although we don’t condone them, either.
Once a gun is involved, tragedy is almost sure to follow.
The family of Mohamed Kamara knows that all too well.
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