Johntay Gowdie was a 15 year old freshman football player at Titusville High School in Florida.
He was accidentally shot and killed by another 15 year old boy that was carelessly playing with a loaded handgun. Johntay was airlifted to the hospital, but would later die of his head wounds.
The boy that accidentaly shot him is in the juvenile detention center and may be facing manslaughter charges. Just one moment of poor judgement that will permanently alter many lives.
Johntay Gowdie was an outstanding football player who was already accomplished as a rising star before he ever got to high school.

dats so sad the guy dat shot johntay didnt know that da gun was loaded. johntay was on my track team, the space coast striders god bless him!
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dats so nice anonomys thank you everybody for thinkin of this boy
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Please speak English. As a black woman I am insulted when people that are clearly black refuse to speak [or type] in a clear and concise way.
The black community is making great strides, but every illiterate comment made on the web sets us back just a few more seconds or minutes.
Lecture over.
This was one great kid. I wanted greatness from him like I do every young black person. Could the rest of us please pick up the torch and make a positive difference.
It is entirely up to us to change the perception.
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HE WAS MY FRIEND…IM TORN TO HAVE HEAR THAT HE IS NO LONGER HERE WITH US.GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN ILY BRUH
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Im so hurt,dat was my brutha.Man i miss him so much.
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man, dat wuzz my cuzin. im really hurt right now.I guess we can use this as an example.
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what a crying shame. Is gun control completely off the table? How many bodies do we have to pile up to make it reasonable? Peace be with you young man……
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