Current Event #4: Prank turns deadly for Arkansas teen

"A 15-year-old girl" (Stucker and Ford) died from a prank going completely wrong. Adrian Broadway was with a group of teens and they went to someone's house to get revenge on another teen that had pranked her on Halloween and all they did was throw toilet paper, eggs, and mayonnaise at the car that was parked there. "As they were leaving, a man came out of the house and opened fire" (Stucker and Ford). The teenage driver "suffered injuries to his right arm" (Stucker and Ford) and was rushed to a hospital and was treated and released. The shooter was identified as a 48-year-old named Willie Nobel and he was charged with first-degree murder.

This current event relates to school because it is a little like bullying and bullying happens in school. Also, I have experienced bullying before and pranks are kind of like bullying to me. I believe that the pranks that teens do just go way too far sometimes. I feel like this event is really crazy because a 48-year-old shot a teenager and I think that is going way too far.

• How does the author support his/her claim?Use evidence from the selection to prove your answer.

The authors support their claim by using quotes from what people said about the prank, for example, Lt. Sydney Allen stated, "When those kids left to go out and do this, they--by no means--did any one of them think that this was going to be a horrible event" (Stucker and Ford). Also they name specific people that were involved or were there to sit in court. 

Kitter, Mitch. Your Pranks, Hurt the one's you Love. 25 Apr. 2005. Flikrcc. 28 Feb. 2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchk/10921564/in/photolist>