DailyKenn.com — Jonathan Lewis Jr., 17, died after being beaten by a mob of about 15 young males in Las Vegas, NV.
No arrests were reported. A video recording of the incident was widely spread on social media, however, providing evidence for authorities.
Reports say Lewis witnessed a friend being robbed, beaten, and stuffed in a trash been by two of his attackers. When Lewis came to his friend aid, he was attacked by the mob. Video shows him being stomped on pavement.
Lewis was hospitalized in critical condition and died a few days after the attack.
The victim's dad, Jonathan Lewis Sr., confirmed his son's death.
“Jonathan stood up for one of his smaller friends,” he said.
“A couple (of people) attacked him, and they weren’t able to hurt him enough, and they all attacked him at once,” he said.
Writing his son's gofundme page, the elder Lewis said:
Our son is a kind, loving, gentle young man who has the heart of a champion and the brightest loving energy that attracts people to him with love!
He’s an aspiring artist, devoted big brother, and a fierce protector of love ones!
We are so grateful for all the love and community support that has poured in for our son and hope that the world will focus on all that love and compassion as a beacon of hope for human relations and place recognition upon how much stronger the love and the spirit of community is than the dark moments of violence.
While some applaud the father's conciliatory tone, we notice there was no call for revenge, no cries of "no justice, no peace", no rioting, burning, and looting.
It seems that some people are born and bred by nature to be empathetic. Others are born and bred to be violent. That was demonstrated in this event.
When I was student at an urban school in the late sixties and early seventies, such attacks were common. Our school was patrolled by full-time police officers who were assigned to the school. They, too, were sometimes attacked.
Point being: this urban savagery is nothing new.
However, there were no video devices such cell phones. The attacks were witnessed, but not recorded. Today, nearly everyone carries a cell phone and, with the advent of the Internet, these attacks are public knowledge. Still, the problem is largely ignored.
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[Teen beaten near high school has died from injuries, father says, By Jeff Burbank, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nov. 10, 2023]
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