In a brutal episode of violence, a 17-year-old Las Vegas native, Jonathan Lewis Jr., died following a vicious attack by an estimated group of 15 individuals near Rancho High School.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Lewis Sr., the victim\u2019s father, confirmed this on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The attack happened on Wednesday, November 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday at 11:26 am my son was pronounced dead he will always be so loved as his dad I\u2019ll forever hold him in my heart, shine even brighter, love even more and work all my life to bring peace into this world,\u201d Lewis Sr. wrote.<\/p>\n
The teenage boy was undergoing treatment at the University Medical Center when he tragically passed away due to his injuries, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to Lewis Sr., the confrontation began when his son stood up for a smaller friend, leading to an escalated attack by multiple assailants.<\/p>\n \u201cJonathan stood up for one of his smaller friends,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n \u201cA couple (of people) attacked him, and they weren\u2019t able to hurt him enough, and they all attacked him at once,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Despite the severity of the incident, no arrests have been reported<\/strong>.<\/p>\n BREAKING: Jonathan Lewis, a white high school student, has passed away after being beaten to death by 15 thugs at his high school pic.twitter.com\/mMs8lcBZEG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n The family is in shock, grappling with the loss of Lewis Jr., whom his father described as a kind, loving, and community-oriented individual, aspiring to pursue art and possibly follow in his grandfather\u2019s footsteps in the military.<\/p>\n \u201cThis horrific tragedy is reflective of the divisive, conflict based, uncaring state that our society and humanity is currently facing with how we interact with our community,\u201d Lewis wrote. \u201cEmpathy and love are great strength and cowardly violence is pathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe denounce violence as a means to sociological conflict and believe being living, caring, respectful, kind, compassion, and caring are the great strength of community and emphasize that those are the values that the warriors of our family teach,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The Clark County coroner\u2019s office has yet to officially confirm Lewis Jr.\u2019s death, with further details awaited amidst the ongoing police investigation and public outcry over the tragic event.<\/p>\n A fundraising campaign<\/a> has been launched by Lewis Sr. to support his family, which already raised almost $25,000.<\/p>\n From GoFundMe<\/a>:<\/p>\n I\u2019m sure many of you have seen the news in Las Vegas of our son who is in critical condition and on life support after what the news is describing as 15 people attacking him. We can\u2019t release any other information yet except to say that we denounce violence as a means to resolve sociological conflict, we believe community members can coexist peacefully, and we love our son and all children with all our hearts!<\/p>\n Our son is a kind, loving, gentle young man who has the heart of a champion and the brightest loving energy that attracts people to him with love! He\u2019s an aspiring artist, devoted big brother, and a fierce protector of love ones! We are so grateful for all the love and community support that has poured in for our son and hope that the world will focus on all that love and compassion as a beacon of hope for human relations and place recognition upon how much stronger the love and the spirit of community is than the dark moments of violence. Love wins our son is a champion of love and family and the resilient spirit of human perseverance and will to be good and kind and loving!<\/p>\n The post SHOCK VIDEO: White High School Student Severely Beaten and Kicked to Death by 15 Thugs at Las Vegas School After Defending His Friend (VIDEO)<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a brutal episode of violence, a 17-year-old Las Vegas native, Jonathan Lewis Jr., died following a vicious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nWATCH:<\/h5>\n