It began with a brawl outside of a house party. A woman hit a man, and the man refused to strike back, saying he wouldn’t hit a girl. Instead, he vowed to attack the next male who walked by, even if that person was a random stranger.
That person was 18-year-old, Bobby Tillman (In the framed photo above) and now his mother, (Monique Rivarde) wants justice for the murder of her son.
A group of four party goers decided Tillman was the one, so they swiftly stomped, kicked and punched him to death while dozens of bystanders watched.
“He had nothing to do with anything,” said Maj. Tommy Wheeler of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. “They just decided he’s the one. And they killed him.”
The party Saturday night was supposed to be a small gathering of about 10 friends of a high school girl who lived in this middle-class suburb west of Atlanta. It soon grew to an unruly crowd of about 80 people after word spread by e-mail and text message.
As the crowd grew, the girl’s parents asked the partygoers to leave. But the party just spilled into the street, and neighbors became frustrated by the number of parked cars.
That’s when a fight broke out between two females and two males, and one of the females hit a male, Wheeler said.
Then, in a case of twisted chivalry, the man decided he would not retaliate — but vowed to beat up the next man who passed by, investigators said.
Tillman, who had apparently come for the party but attended a different high school than most of the other young people, unwittingly became the target.
Dozens of witnesses were taken to the sheriff’s office for questioning, and four people were arrested.
Tillman’s mother, Monique Rivarde, couldn’t contain herself Monday during an initial hearing for the suspects, bursting into tears as soon as she set foot in the courtroom and wailing as prosecutors charged each man with fatally beating her son.
The four suspects were identified as Quantez Devonta Mallory, 18; Horace Damon Coleman, 19; Emanuel Benjamin Boykins, 18; and Tracen Lamar Franklin, 19. All were charged with murder Monday.
Isn’t this story sad and tragic?
Where is this rage and hate coming from that these teenagers display today? Parents what is going on in your homes?
