Sun. May. 20 2007 A 13-year-old Vancouver boy is dead and a 14-year-old is in custody after a Saturday night brawl turned deadly. Police said Sunday the fight occurred over a girl, and that victim Chris Poeung wasn't even directly involved. "It was a school yard type fight outside of the school and weapons came out and tragically we have a 13-year old boy dead and a 14-year old in custody that's facing charges of manslaughter," said Const. Tim Fanning of the Vancouver Police Service. "It was a very tragic day yesterday, and hearts go out to all involved in this case, both the victim's family and suspect's family ... it's a horrible event to see happen." About 10 people were involved in the fight and another 30 were present. Virtually all were between the ages of 13 and 15, making them too young to hold a driver's licence. A knife got pulled, and four teens ended up being stabbed. Three remain in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Cathy Le, Chris's girlfriend, told CTV Vancouver that she was there with him, and that everything happened really quickly. I turned around to see him there was a blood on the heart side, he looked at us, gave us a grin and he fell," she said. "I just started crying and called 911." Police arrived quickly. They sealed off the parking lot and began interviewing witnesses. A few blocks away, they arrested two suspects who were riding a bus. Poeung, in Grade 7, attended a different school than the suspect. Cathy said Chris was a very nice guy who was easy to talk to. "It's so hard to believe. I feel like it's still a dream, a dream, I'll wake up tomorrow and he'll be there," she said. With a report from CTV British Columbia's Carrie Stefanson CTV.ca video clip:http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/HTMLTempl...0520&slug=vcr_stabbing_070520&archive=CTVNews RIP....can't believe this happened
wtf... grade 7???? this is fuken ridiculous... in grade 7 the only aggressive thing i did was play 4 square.
thats a shame..... another g lost to the street.... rip lil homie..... y cant little kids just stick to pipes or fist fighting..... no pride in using knives.......
Man, that sucks. Nowadays, every kids want to be some sort of badass and the innocents always end up being the victim. Hopefully the 14 yr old will serve a harsh sentence.
^ plus back in the days when i use to fight we would stop beating on dude when we know we one.... kids today dont stop till the other persons dead..... what a shame....
-ohmy thats disgraceful they're so young as well and not to mention leaving the boy to die may you RIP
Perhaps there was some kind of peer pressure and 'honour' involved as these kids were fighting over a girl? Geez, there are more important things than that, kids should learn to get their priorities right. -mellow
Wow, now kids that young fight over girls??? There are things worth dying for, but a girl (or a guy, for that matter) is not one of them... I guess they've seen one too many gangster films and got a glamourized look at violence...
God... whats wrong with this world... 12 year olds get paid to have sex 13-14 year olds involved with gang fights... I wonder who should be blamed.... the kids? or their parents?
First the parents, then the kids. Because the parents should teach them about social rules and such... And whether they learn it is another question...
Hmmm...yeah... I dont know man...Its getting out of control Seems like people dont know when they cross the line... Everything becomes normal.... sex doesnt have any special value anymore... just have sex.... its no longer making love to the person u love anymore killing someone isnt such a big deal anymore...u "just" pull a trigger... its easy... they dont realize they taking another man's life
Well, the fact that "kids" are often shielded from consequences (see the Beating up teacher after iPod being confiscated thread) really encourage such irresponsible behaviour...
