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Editorial: Fatal shooting of teen waiting for a school bus should infuriate the region

Officials work the scene of a shooting in the 1200 block of 16th Street near the Stuart Gardens apartments in Newport News where a 15-year-old Menchville student was shot dead on Tuesday. According to police, a ShotSpotter alert prompted officers to go to the area just after 6:15 a.m. where the student was then located. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
Officials work the scene of a shooting in the 1200 block of 16th Street near the Stuart Gardens apartments in Newport News where a 15-year-old Menchville student was shot dead on Tuesday. According to police, a ShotSpotter alert prompted officers to go to the area just after 6:15 a.m. where the student was then located. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
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A 15-year-old was fatally shot in Newport News while waiting for a school bus on Tuesday. We cannot accept that this is our reality.

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