YES. +rep.
They grew up together, and spent a lot of time apparently at both house I am sure. If the parents condoned their kids hanging around together, it takes a REAL ADULT to man up and say this is one example of the worlds works unfortunate accidents you could think of, and leave it at that. If the parents never liked the kid and always knew he was trouble that’s a different story… but that’s not how it sounded in the news.