For high school students, the homecoming football game and dance that accompanies it is supposed to be one of the best times of the year. Although that wasn't the case for one Southern California teen Friday night. While I was watching Channel 11 Fox News last night, the story of a sixteen year old high school student being shot at her homecoming game appeared on screen. Melody Ross was the honor student at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California who was gunned down after the school's homecoming game. Ross was one of the innocent bystanders who was hit by a stray bullet and later died at the hospital. Motives for the shooting are unclear and police are still searching for suspects.
As a teen in Southern California I am not only saddened by this story but even more worried when I go out anywhere. It is horrible to know that now and days teens cannot just simply enjoy a football game without being worried about the chance of dangerous altercations. I am angered that whoever committed this crime would do so in such a public place where innocent people were harmed. I am also concerned that the suspects are still on the loose and that security wasn't as secure as they should have been. Security was supposedly beefed up since the school was playing their archrival yet they couldn't track down suspects. I am hoping that these crimes will come to an end and that Southern California can be known for something other than the crimes that give a bad name to the rest of the country.
Rest In Peace... Melody Ross
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