Prayers Pouring In For Family Of Cheerleader Found Dead In Woods
11/24/2024 03:34 PM
Prayers are pouring in for the family of a young cheerleader found dead in the woods.
A 13-year-old cheerleader was found dead by her father on a hiking trail near her home. The cheerleader reportedly went for a walk with a 15-year-old boy on a hiking trail near her home. The young man allegedly stabbed the cheerleader to death, using a pocket knife. Prosecutors are reportedly pushing for the 15-year-old boy to be charged as an adult.
Savannah Copeland, a 13-year-old cheerleader at Powell United Methodist Church, was the one found dead. It's unclear how the two teenagers knew each other.
"I think it was a lack of compassion and a lack of empathy that drove the hand that took my daughter's life," his father, Michael Copeland, told 8 WVLT.
The 13-year-old girl was involved in cheerleading, karate, gymnastics and art, according to an obituary posted by her family. She reportedly dreamed of attending the University of Tennessee.
Prayers are pouring in for her family.
"At the age of 15 he knew what he was doing was wrong. Clearly he doesn't care about right and wrong and doesn't belong in human society," one fan wrote.
"Tragically,and yet again,we are presented with another opportunity to have a national conversation about common sense knife control," one fan added.
"All felony crimes need to be prosecuted in adult courts. Juveniles should not be exempt," another person wrote.
"Back in the olden days, if a troubled boy wanted to ask a young girl to sneak out of her house late at night, he had to call her on the family phone that hung on the wall in the kitchen, where appropriately nosey parents could hear at least half the conversation. Now, thanks to supposedly "smart" phones and social media apps that are ubiquitously available to tweens and minor teens with zero-to-little supervision, the troubled boys and the billionairetechkweerswho destroy their minds are silently in charge. It's high time Congress acted to limit minors' access to phones and apps, just as we limit their access to booze and cigarettes," another person suggested.
Our thoughts are with her friends and family members during this difficult time.
