my sympathies man, losing someone you know is both shocking, devistating, and life changing in my experience. Was the cause ever known? Was it just some punk teenagers thinking hip hop and 9mm are the way to go in life...?
I lost a friend to stupid teenage violence, partially his fault being the BET immitator he is, but I just find people who are heavily influenced by that stuff to be stupid, ignorant and most of all...dangerous. I think the Media or these Rap and hip hop artists themselves to claim some sort of responsbility and at least try and get the message out passively or directly that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable.