Friends described Blake [the dead robber] as a role model.“He was a good friend, somebody I can look up to,” said Marcus Williams, 17, when reached by phone Wednesday afternoon. “He was close to everybody, a good friend. He never had no drama with anybody.”
Williams said he was shocked by the news of Blake’s death and did not know what had happened.
“This was a shock to me and every one of my friends and family,” he said.
Cristian Sanchez, 16, described Blake as “like a father figure” who didn’t deserve to be killed.
“He deserves to be here with his friends and family,” Sanchez said.
He said that although a planned vigil asked attendees to wear a specific color, that was not because of any gang affiliation.