Alive on Friday, dead on Monday: Counselors struggle to explain kids' slayings to classmates [commercialappeal.com]

Alicia Doktor 10/6/174:00 AM

From what Briggette Dangler could tell, Devin Johnson was a great student who was loved by his classmates at Grandview Heights Middle School.

But to someone else, the 12-year-old was little more than a convenient prop used to make a murderous point.

Devin was fatally shot this past weekend, at his home. His sister’s boyfriend, Caterrious Williams, is accused of shooting the child after she refused to cook him something to eat.

[For more on this story by Tonyaa Weathersbee, go to http://www.commercialappeal.co...lassmates/730940001/]

Photo: Sixth graders at Grandview Heights Middle wait in line before math class. Grandview is one of the few SCS success stories from the past year. scoring a Level 5 in growth (the highest level possible.) (Photo: Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)

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