For those who say he was expelled from the party...
Where does it say that in the arguement? It says Clark got into a scuffle with someone(not one of Reeves kids), then left saying he'd be back with friends.
We can infer all we want, but I see no mention of Clark said he and his "gangbanger" buddies were going to come back and shoot the place up, or kill you. He just threatened to come back. We don't know if Clark was the one who assault Reeves daughter, or that Clark had anything to do with the three guys who started assaulting Reeves son which he watched. I doubt they were Clarks friends, because why would have to leave and get more?
The article makes it sound like Reeves shot Clark just as soon as he stepped out of the car. If it were truly gang-related, why didn't his friends jump out with their guns and shoot at Reeves right there? They were armed afterall.
If Reeves had shutdown the party, which in my opinion he obviously should have since there appeared to multiple skirmishes going on. When Clark returned, it could very well be that he would have driven off if there was no party to return. I doubt he would have gone looking for Reeves kids, as it doesn't seem like they had any part of the problem.
Of course we don't know exactly what led up to the actual shooting. And I mean did Clark make gestures, pull a knife, a gun of his own, or was merely his presence there enough for Reeves to pull the trigger?
It really amazes the so called "high road" of some of these posts. With facts few and far between, people seem to assume it was thugs, and gangbangers, and all manner of stuff.
Yes thats is all very true. It could be that. It could also just be kids not thinking correctly, and while "threats" were said, could have been harmless. Its just as likely that when confronted with an adult who said leave, party is over, that Clark would have backed down. We simply don't know.
Fine, discuss how to deescalate a bunch of thugs who come onto your property and threaten you.
Where in the article does it say that a bunch of thugs came onto the property and threated reeves? Where in the article does it say anything about threatening to do serious bodily harm/death? The only time that threat was just in that article that I saw was Clark threatening to come back with friends.
Agreed. However, the specific case you cited provides neither a clear nor good example of your point. How do you swallow your pride and de-escalate a confrontation when a gang of armed criminals is shooting at you?
Where the hell did this come from? Nobody shot at Reeves until after he shot Clark. And it was much later. That situation probably can't be deescalated. What led up to Clarks death might have been.
Edit: I do see where Reeves kids claim a cell phone was stolen, of course we don't know if it was theirs. My interpretation it wasn't, they were just telling the reporter what had started everything. It could have been theres, but even then it doesn't seem like they were the ones accusing Clark.
