Marcus Greer
Marcus Greer was described by his family as being a good kid. After transferring to an alternative high school, he began to turn his life around, working hard to be a B plus student.
Sadly, he will be remembered for being the 24th Chicago Public School student killed this school year. Greer was shot and killed Tuesday night on Chicago’s West Side. What makes Greer’s death even sadder is that it came on the eve of the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings.
A 17-year-old boy was recently taken into custody in connection with Greer’s death. This brings to light one of the startling issues being overlooked in the coverage of student deaths: the fact that many of the victims are being killed by their own peers.
