James Thompson, 16: Raleigh shooting victim was a fan of basketball, cooking, fishing
The pastor was eloquent, the music poignant and perfect. But it was the kid in the oversized suit who set the mood for the funeral of James Roger Thompson on Thursday night.
The boy was swimming in a dark jacket, its quarters hanging almost to his knees as he made his way into a pew in the big sanctuary at Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh. Inches of excess length in his pants crumpled on the tops of his shoes and bunched around his ankles.
On a school night, this child in adult mourning clothes was attending the funeral of a 16-year-old who had been slain by his own younger brother.
Remembering the victims
Click a name below to read more from the funerals honoring the victims of the Oct. 13, 2022 mass shooting in Raleigh's Hedingham community. This list will update as new services take place.
