The Single Story of a Non-Sociopathic White Male Teen

Billy Johnson was a white male teen living in a suburb near Chicago. He had a brother and a sister, who lived with him and his parents in their four bedroom, three bathroom home. Billy's father worked in a cubicle, located in a skyscraper, owned by an insurance company in downtown Chicago. Billy's mother worked part time at a bakery, but was always home in time to make a nutritious and delicious dinner which the whole family was mandated to attend.

Billy was an attentive student, achieving the honor roll in nearly every quarter of his high school career so far. When his classes were done he would always rush off to be certain to arrive at his soccer practice on time. While he tried hard at practice, Billy normally started each game from the bench, eventually being substituted into the game, where he was sure to display sportsmanship and look to make good passes to his teammates, rather than lose the ball trying to dribble past opponents.

Overall, Billy had a happy life, in which he was loved and loved his family.

That all fell apart on an otherwise serene fall day. Billy had just arrived at the cafeteria and was waiting in line to receive his lunch. He normally enjoyed the food that was served and was happy that the entrée of the day was pizza. Billy loved pizza. Just as Billy was about to receive his tray, upon which was a warm slice of pepperoni pizza, when a fifteen loud bangs were heard coming from across the room. Confusion and fear were the dominating reactions as students instinctually used the tables for cover as they fled the room, screaming and trying to find their friends. One student was missing from the swarm of kids surging through the cafeteria doors. Billy had been punctured by two of the shots that were fired. Warm blood flowed from his chest and leg, covering the surrounding tile floor. Billy never had a chance to enjoy his pizza, in fact Billy never got the chance to enjoy adulthood. Billy was instead the lone casualty of the shooting that day, four of his peers were also wounded, carrying the scars of that day for the rest of their lives, visual reminders of a childhood shattered by violence.

The shooter was later gunned down by state police troopers after a lengthy standoff in a nearby trailer park. The motives for the crime were never discovered. The perpetrator was found to be a recent immigrant from Pakistan, who fled violence in his home region.