A young life was lost to gun violence on Wednesday night. The sixth in the Lexington area in as many months.
15 year-old Robert “Bobby” Durrum’s suspected killer was arrested on Thursday, and is only 16-years old.
Isaiah Parks and Bobby bonded over basketball and their love of designer shoes.
“He never caused any trouble, none whatsoever. He was a good kid. Just don’t see how that happened,” said Parks.
Parks says Durrum was the type of friend who was always there for you.
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But on Wednesday night, he received texts from Durrum as Bobby was meeting someone, and he knew something was very wrong.
“He (Durrum) was like, ‘I just need to buy a gun off of you.’ And he was like, ‘I need it ASAP.’ And I was like why are you okay? Is someone messing with you? Is anything going on? And he’s like, ‘I’m straight man, just need to handle some business,;” said Parks.
Parks posted that last conversation on Facebook, but never heard back from Durrum.
Lexington police say Durrum and the 16 year-old he was meeting got into a fight, then shots were fired.
“I was actually in disbelief at first,” said Parks.
So was Durrum’s principal at Lafayette High School, who says the 15 year-old had perfect attendance, and was well-liked by his teachers and classmates.
He’ll be missed much like another Lafayette student killed just three months ago. That’s when Olympian Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter, Trinity, was shot and killed near downtown Lexington.
The 16 year-old who was arrested in Durrum’s death is charged with murder, robbery and evidence tampering.
