According to The Washington Post,All James Anthony Smith wanted for Christmas was a pair of bright red Nike Air Jordans. His mother paid $220 for the sneakers and gave her 17-year-old son his gift a bit early.
They went from store box to James’s feet without ever passing under the tree at his Southeast Washington home. The Ballou High School sophomore enjoyed them for four days.
On Monday evening, police said a gunman shot James on a basketball court at the Frederick Douglass Community Center.
“He was an all-American kid,” said his mother, who works at a day-care center. “He loved his red shoes. He loved basketball. He loved his computer games. . . . I can’t believe he was killed, all over a pair of shoes.”
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