Newsweek described the shooting as 'the most prominent gay-bias crime since the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard', bringing attention to issues of gun violence as well as gender expression and sexual identity of teenagers. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California, who was shot twice by a fellow student, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, and kept on life support until two days later.
Lawrence Fobes King, also known as Latisha King (Janu– February 14, 2008) was a 15-year-old student at E.O. Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, California, U.S.
