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Lansdowne HS Student Fatally Shot In Baltimore County

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ)—A 17-year-old is shot dead in Baltimore County. Now police are trying to figure out who killed him and why.

Mike Hellgren spoke with the victim's family.

The family is struggling to make sense of it all. We've learned that the victim is a student at Lansdowne High School.

The family of Keon Dobbs, 17, is desperate to bring his killer to justice. The teenager was shot to death Tuesday in Highland Village after some type of altercation with other young people. He ran to his home. Blood marks the spot where he collapsed, desperately trying to get help.

"They don't understand that a simple argument can escalate, and it doesn't have to escalate to violence. Talk it out. It's just senseless," Lachelle Hasty said.

Sky Eye Chopper 13 was over the scene of the shootout, which caused two schools to go into lockdown. Police do not know how many weapons were used but say they have identified several people of interest.

"If anyone saw anything, I mean the littlest thing, to help the police to catch his killer, because it's senseless. And it needs to stop," Hasty said.

Dobbs just moved to the area from Glen Burnie. His cousin said he loves football and almost always had a smile on his face.

"He had a big heart," said Rodney Wright, victim's cousin. "A kind soul, and he wasn't that type of person to be shot down and murdered like that. My little cousin can't breathe another day. He can't open his eyes. He can't hug his mother. He can't do nothing."

Both police and the family say they don't know the motive behind the shooting, whether he may have been bullied.

"These are the incidents and the things that happen that stems from people being bullied. You know, people being picked on. I mean he had dreams, you know? And now them dreams are gone," Hasty said.

Police say this all stemmed from a fight. They would not do an interview with WJZ on Wednesday.

Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.

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