ASSAULT FISTS KILL 14 YEAR OLD

[Pat McGarrity]

At least the 7th killing since Friday (That was reported)
Dateline - The Mogadishu of the West:

14-year-old Boy Dies After Fight At Memphis School
Posted: 9/14/2004 4:35:38 PM

Police say 14-year-old Tarus DaShun Williams was beaten at Westside Middle
and High School in Memphis on Tuesday morning.

Officers aren't sure how many people were involved in the fight, but a say a
faculty member found the boy on the floor of the restroom. Williams wasn't
moving.

He was taken to the hospital where he was pronouced dead. Police say there
were no shots fired inside the school, no one was stabbed, and no other injuries
were reported. The Shelby County Medical Examiner has been called in to
investigate how Williams died.

No one has been charged and there are no charges expected until the medical
examiner releases the cause of death.