'Mario brought a certain energy to our program that was contagious.' Mario Stokes Jr.'s mentor is sharing more about who the 16-year-old was.
GREENWOOD — The fatal shooting of a Whiteland Community High School sophomore was caused by a"minor conflict" between him and the young man accused of killing him, Greenwood's police chief now says.
"I stand up here asking parents: Please be engaged in your child's world. Know what's going on in their lives. Teach them the value of life and the consequences for their actions. Teach them appropriate conflict resolution and that violence is never the answer. Greenwood police first responded about 7 a.m. to the intersection of Winterwood and Providence drives in the Summerfield subdivision for a report of a shooting. It was there they found Temario shot several times, lying on the ground.RELATED | Family and friends gather to remember Whiteland HS student Temario Stokes Jr.
"Mario brought a certain energy to our program that was contagious," Hines told WRTV."He was a leader, he was transformational, he was humble, he was remorseful and he was resilient." About three hours after the shooting, officers saw a person later identified as the suspect walking near a cornfield and then into a yard on Declaration Drive. He was then taken into custody on suspicion of murder.
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