Try again later. On January 13, 2022 he was called home for eternal rest. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Billy Moore remained at Erica Murphy's home for most of the rest of the day. The school mandates that its incoming students read To Benji, With Love,a book about Wilson's life written by his late mother, Mary Wilson. Brandon Wilson, who was on death row for the 1998 ambush slaying of a 9-year-old boy in Oceanside, was found dead Thursday hanging in his cell at San Quentin State Prison, state corrections officials said. Why do people post controversial opinions online but are surprised when they get dragged? The panel discussion also featured hip-hop artist and actor Common and former CPS CEO and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan a childhood friend of Ben. I believe Moore's statements to be more credible in the documentary when he said Ben said F*** you, I am not saying excuse me to you, who the f*** are you? For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. "He was head and shoulders better than both those guys," Dildy said. It would become one of the darkest moments in the history of Chicago sports. A Chicago tragedy. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Ben Wilson, who died in 1984 in Chicago, was once rated among the best high school basketball players in the country and recruited by the University of Illinois weeks before his death. So many problems, causes and affect for them. Verify and try again. For the 198384 season, Simeon advanced to the Illinois AA State Championship, which was held at Assembly Hall on the campus of the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. "I play because I like basketball. "I'm excited," he said about Saturday's game, "but more so just to represent New York and myself.". For some time after Wilson was killed, Simeon issued his number 25 jersey to the player on the team that they deemed the best. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Brandon Wilson is former Simeon star Ben Wilson's son. After all, he was a scrappy, 6'2" guard, while Benji turned out to be a 6'9" savant. Like Rose, he's spent much of his high school career surrounded and protected by family and friends so as to stay out of trouble. He said that Wilson "dared" him to shoot once he pulled the .22 out and that he felt Wilson was just "punking" him by taunting him. Ben Wilson Popularity . Brandon Wilson is former Simeon star Ben Wilson's son. March 18 Basketball Player #2. [16] [17] [18]. Well said to everything in your post. 1967. Wow that was a very good documentary. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Rest in Peace Ben Wilson March 18, 1967-November 21, 1984 tragically gunned down after receiving a basketball scholarship to the University of Illinois. Associated With. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. According to Mirror, Benjamin attacked his abusive father with a hammer to stop him from further abusing his mother. Learn more about managing a memorial . October 3, 1984 - September 9, 2021 (36 years old) Warren, Ohio. The importance of the book and the events that precipitated it has not been lost on Simeon's most celebrated pupils. She settled in New York, where she married Edward Rivers. He played professionally with the Long Island Wizards. Ive never seen anything like it, White said. "He's not your stereotypical shooting guard, but he'll get you some rebounds, defend and rough it up inside," Long Island Lutheran coach Ronn Hall said. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Both Moore and Dixon were convicted on charges of murder and attempted armed robbery. Used To Live In. He was named to Newsday's All-Long Island second team and was invited to play for the New York team against a Chicago-area squad in Saturday's Wendy's game. ", Maybe not, but it is clear Ben Wilson does play a role in his son's basketball career. Benjamin Wilson Jr. (March 18, 1967 - November 21, 1984) was an American high school basketball player from Chicago, Illinois. After watching the documentary I am even more convinced of their innocence. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. For four years, for instance, Brandon has asked to wear Ben's No. Ben left that playful side of his personality behind when it came to basketball. Please enter your email and password to sign in. They just think any blacks hanging around are stealing and thieves. AGE. Erica Murphy stated Ben and Jetun were arguing and loud. Brandon wore the No. The Wolverines would not win another state title in the 20th century. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Did Benji Wilson have a son? We have set your language to The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Chicago has produced many a great basketball player over the years. Brandon, at 6-2, is a "tweener," with not quite the height to play forward in a high-level NCAA Division I program and not quite the perimeter skills to play guard there. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 2. As this was going on, two students from nearby Calumet High School, Billy Moore and Omar Dixon, had made their way to the school. Brandon Sherrod Wilson was born January 13, 1984 to Benjamin Wilson and Jetun Rush. After finding out the conflict had been resolved, Moore and his friend Omar Dixon decided to stay nearby and eventually the two followed Moore's friend Erica Murphy to a nearby luncheonette located on South Vincennes Avenue, just up the street from Simeon. William Moore, 16, fired a .22-caliber revolver three times, hitting Wilson twice and causing massive damage to his heart and liver. Wilson's brother Curtis Glenn recounted in the ESPN documentary seeing his brother being wheeled by him in the hospital and noticing his feet were unnaturally pale. State Attorneys Kenneth Malatesta and Arthur Hill presided over the prosecution and presented the police's theory, which was in the confessions that were recanted. Or, as those close to him knew him, Benji. Omar Dixon, 15, tried to rob Wilson, who resisted. In 2007 he was arrested again and charged with three weapons offenses, for which he began serving a 40-year sentence in 2011. He claimed his sentence was excessive, considering he had not been in trouble before, and that he should not have been tried as an adult; while the court of appeals found his sentence to be somewhat harsh, they upheld the decision as a matter of law. After those aforementioned greats, long before Kevin Garnett was a national name, and even before Derrick Rose, Anthony Davis and Jabari Parker were twinkles in their mothers' eyes, there was Ben Wilson. "I just try to go out and play my game," he said. Wilson, a Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School basketball player, was regarded as the top high school player in the U.S. by scouts . Wilson's temper eventually would get the best of him as he shoved a teacher to the floor when the teacher tried to break up another argument between the two. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. How a friendly chat in the ladies of a London pub turned menacing for one woman. Early the next morning, Mary Wilson asked that her son be taken off of life support, and Ben Wilson died shortly thereafter. Why do Black Folks Come Down on Diana Ross so hard but Give Tina Turner a Pass? Shortly after Murphy entered the luncheonette, Wilson inadvertently bumped into Moore since he had not been paying attention to where he was going, instead trying to talk to his estranged girlfriend. Unfortunately, he also knows the Wilsons pain of losing a loved one. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Now do you really think a 5'9" Moore or 5'11" Dixon is going to go up to a 6'8" 239 lb Ben Wilson and dig into his pockets while they know he is angry, because they can hear the argument he was having with his girlfriend. He also had a sister, Brelyn (Suga). Moore also said that Dixon had nothing to do with the shooting. I am not buying the lie and you shouldnt either! Much like Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis, Benji began his high school career as a guardin his case, a point guardbut eventually outgrew his position, albeit without leaving behind his perimeter skills. [23] Dixon was released on parole in 2000, and Moore in 2005. Men feel the need to impose themselves on other men's wives they don't find attractive. Anthony Wilson was met with a range of responses when he told people he was meeting with the man who shot his brother, Ben, a prep hoops phenom at Simeon who was viewed as the top player in the nation before his murder in 1984. On November 21, 1984, Wilson died due to injuries he sustained in a shooting the day before.[2][3][4][5][6]. The trial began in the fall of 1985. That night, after hours of emergency surgery, Benji was pronounced dead, on the eve of his senior season at Simeon. Benji's passing had a massive impact on his community in the immediate term. That hospital, St. Bernard Hospital in the Englewood section, was not equipped to handle major trauma cases and thus Wilson was not able to be seen by a doctor for several hours. Emergency services were called at 12:37 PM local time, while Simeon basketball coach Bob Hambric made a call to WMAQ-TV newsman Warner Saunders and informed him of what happened. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. That makes no sense and a lie. Centennial, CO. View Full Report. 1 ranked high school player in the country who was shot down outside his Chicago high school prior to the start of the 1984 season. Billy Moore was a 16-year-old teenager walking down Vincennes Ave. on Chicago's South Side with a gun. Paramedics were slow in reaching the scene and at approximately 1:20 PM, Hambric decided to take it upon himself to get his star player to the hospital. 22 talking about this. Brandon Wilson. The two boys then decided to hang out for a little while and wait to see if Erica Murphy, Wilson's classmate and a friend of Moore's, was around. He was 10 weeks old when Ben was killed in 1984. . ETA: All I know is that Ben's girlfriend, mother of his child eventually moved from Chicago and married a policeman in NY. Michael O'Brien. But now he's a hardened criminal probably because of the time he spent in jail for a crime he didn't commit. He would eventually receive parole in 2005. A lot is placed on their shoulders. 171. Before his death and subsequent lawsuit by the Wilson family, gunshot victims were taken to the nearest hospital instead of the nearest trauma center hospital. As for Dixon and Moore, the former was sentenced to 30 years in prison, while the latter was locked up by way of a 40-year sentence. Moore was thinking more about getting with Erica Murphy and smoking weed. This is a carousel with slides. [7] Mary Wilson had two sons from a previous marriage, including Curtis Glenn, and would have sons Anthony and Jeffrey with the elder Wilson before the couple divorced. A system error has occurred. The murder sent Chicago into shock, generating agony, outrage and calls for an end to street violence. With Kevin Durant now in the mix, the new-look Suns showed the Bulls just how much firepower they have. He had one son, Brandon Wilson (b. September 1984),[24] with his high school girlfriend Jetun Rush. Later that night, Chicago police arrested him there and shortly thereafter apprehended Omar Dixon. Brandon accepted Christ at a young age. Per the recommendations of the prosecuting attorneys, they both were given significant prison sentences. Wilson did not fully understand why Rush had pushed him away and as time went on, it started to have an effect on him. I think it was self defense and if they had good attorneys they could have got off or had much less sentences. anyone ever TAKE DOWN these MICRO-LOCS? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236651330/brandon-sherrod-wilson. Brandon went on to coach basketball. In his closing on October 11, 1985, he urged the jury to focus less on the celebrity of the victim and simply follow the law. What the hell is going on in our community such that ten fck!ng dollars is the impetus for settling a beef ? Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Also, it could explain why someone had said that there were 4 other girls claiming to be his "girlfriend" or who were "talking to him". those of you who will end with LARGE STUDENTS LOAN BALANCESwhat if everyone relocated outside of the U.S.???? Moore and Dixon had cut school that day, and Moore had a .22 caliber pistol in his possession. When an athlete dies young, there is anger and a horrifying sense of loss, but also a nagging question: How good might he have been? Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. HOWLLelujah! The jury was only out for about one hour before returning guilty verdicts against both Moore and Dixon. He was the only non-senior on a squad that upset previously-undefeated Evanston at Assembly Hall in Champaign in the final. Brandon accepted Christ at a young age. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Despite doctors repeatedly telling her they could save her son, Mary Wilson's professional experience as a nurse told her that even if they were able to repair the damage, Ben would likely be in a persistent vegetative state afterward due to the massive blood he had already lost. On Ben Wilson's birthday. They reward the season just completed while hinting at what's to come in college or the NBA. That was just so bad. It was through this that he discovered who he had shot. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The two brothers of slain Simeon High School. The assistant coach who showed him around was Tracy Dildy, a close friend of Ben Wilson's since grammar school. The following day an estimated 10,000 mourners attended Wilson's funeral at Operation PUSH headquarters. Police presented both suspects with a case theory that after Moore's conflict with Wilson, Dixon tried to pick Wilson's pockets, and then urged Moore to shoot Wilson. I've heard about him and his story is just so sad. Would you date a rich man who admitted he had a starter wife? Brandon Wilson, who was on death row for the 1998 ambush slaying of a 9-year-old boy in Oceanside, was found dead Thursday hanging in his cell at San Quentin State Prison, state corrections. Anthony Wilson (left) and Jeffrey Wilson, discussed Both Sides of the Gun, a documentary about their reconciliation with their brothers killer, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Chicago. 25 in 2009, ending a long-standing tradition at the school of the team's best player wearing it on his jersey to honor Benji's memory. Rush gave birth to the child, a boy named Brandon, over the summer. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. By the time he was a senior, Wilson stood nearly 6'9", with the size to play in the front court and the ball-handling, shooting and passing abilities to dominate on the wing. [1] Wilson, a Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School basketball player, was regarded as the top high school player in the U.S. by scouts and coaches attending the 1984 Athletes For Better Education basketball camp. As a junior, he had led the Simeon Wolverines basketball team to the Illinois Class AA state championship, and over the summer he was given the honor of being ranked as the best high school player in the entire nation.[6]. Jetun met and married Edward Rivers. Most Popular #43362. Biden works harder than you! Moore told the crowd he was sorry for what he did. Simeon basketball player Jabari Parker had the number 25 stitched into the team sneakers during his time at Simeon. He also had a sister, Brelyn (Suga). All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Brandon eventually would pursue a career in law enforcement and became a police officer in Port Washington, New York. Join Facebook to connect with Branden Wilson and others you may know. [10] As his game developed, friends and family surrounding Wilson began to notice that his talent could make him one of the best players in the sport. "Brandon leaves to cherish his memory; parents, Jetun and Edward Rivers; two brothers, Jared and Jalen Rivers; one sister, Brelyn Rivers; grandparents, Vallie Rush (Chicago), and Rachel Rivers (Queens, NY). An Impact Beyond Words and Numbers 8 of 8 Ben Wilson's been gone from this earth for nearly 28 years. Bengals' Brandon Wilson: Will suit up in Miami Rotowire Dec 6, 2020 Wilson (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports. Within minutes, word of the shooting reached Simeon's campus, and a crowd gathered near Wilson. Brandon also coached with Empire Athletics and his Alma Mater LuHi with his friends. His stepfather got him involved in basketball about a year later, and Brandon started playing for the famed Riverside Church program in Manhattan and at St. Francis Prep in Queens. Really, it was probably her fault arguing over something stupid and trivial with Ben in the first place! Wilson practiced at Cole Park[9] in Chatham and participated in summer league games in Chicago. While the first meeting between the two men was three years ago, they appeared publicly for the first time Thursday at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side. Jetun lied about the robbery so two young black males would definitely go to jail for killing the father of her newly born son. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Brandon Sherrod Wilson I found on Findagrave.com. 25 Simeon uniform at Oak Woods Cemetery. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. I think Moore was thinking more about trying to have xes with Erica Murphy like any other 16 year old boy would. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Jamaica Fonts( Caribbean Fonts) Shelly Thunder Was Talking to the Girls: Kuff. Nick Anderson was the first to do so during what would've been Wilson's senior season and throughout his collegiate and pro career. In a way, Brandon has been better off playing in New York than in Chicago, where he no doubt would have faced endless--and unfair--comparisons to his father. . Brandon Sherrod Wilson was born January 13, 1984 to Benjamin Wilson and Jetun Rush. If that happened to me or one of my fam members, I would own that place. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Wilson died from injuries sustained in the shooting the following morning. Sun-Times Media Moore now works as a case worker with the Inner-City Muslim Action Network and mentors young boys similar to his younger self. The New York native, by way of Chicago, played for the Hawks in the early 2000s. "It's still a free ride.". The New York native, by way of Chicago, played for the Hawks in the early 2000s. The prosecution's lead witness was Jetun Rush, who testified to that effect. Oh hell no. Chicago, Illinois high school basketball player, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, "A Rising Star, Extinguished, in 1980s Chicago", Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball: 101 Great Hoop Stories from , By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Pat Williams, The Great Book of Chicago Sports Lists, By Dan McNeil, Ed Sherman, "Life of "Benji" Comes Full Circle in Chicago", "Ben Wilson: A Life Cut Short but the Memories Remain", "What if Ben Wilson had Lived And Become a Flyin' Illini? Ben Wilson Is A Member Of . Benji bumped into them by accident and attempted to excuse himself, but Dixon and Moore wouldn't allow him to pass to easily. Early the next morning, November 21, Wilson died.[9][10]. Family: He had a son, Brandon, with his girlfriend Jetun Rush. Brandon had a passion for coaching and playing which lead to a coaching position with Solomon Schecter School in Williston Park, NY., while also coaching the Rising Stars AAU program. Thanks for your help! The first struck Wilson in his groin while the second struck him in his abdomen and caused significant internal bleeding. This - 1000x's. I did it for the city of Chicago, said Jeff Wilson, 46. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Wilson's friend and Simeon teammate, former NBA and University of Illinois basketball player Nick Anderson, wore jersey number 25 during his career in Wilson's honor. Those are the ones who may feel a shiver when Brandon Wilson runs on the court Saturday at the DePaul Athletic Center, wearing the No. This account has been disabled. The two engaged in a loud argument, with an infuriated Wilson and Moore exchanging expletives. Both of these statements were later recanted, but the boys were still charged with murder after questioning and the state of Illinois elected to try them both as adults due to the serious nature of their actions. But he really screwed up when he went up to Simeon to find who stole his cousin's $10 armed with a gun. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Despite ample legal trouble, Sizemore had steady film and television credits. This page was created in memory of Ben. Benji first gained national notoriety in the summer of 1984, when he was named the No. Wilson is noted as the first Chicago athlete to receive this honor. 25 "because he wore it. I will tell you why I think it was self defense. [8] Wilson began playing basketball in elementary school. I wish kids would learn from documentaries like these. The pastor that DeSantis appointed to oversee Disney's district believes drinking tap water will turn you gayyyyyyyyyyyyyy, Some of you are so weird about celeb kids. Ben Wilson father's name is Benjamin Wilson Sr and mother Mary Wilson. Hall had heard of Ben Wilson even before Brandon arrived but didn't discuss it much with his new player. Jun 28, 2007 - Brandon Wilson went undrafted in the 2007 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA. 1 prep player in the class of 2013, has taken a similar approach to his time at Simeon. Moore yelled up the street at Wilson to watch where he was going. Since then, the number has been worn by Bobby Simmons, a one-time NBA veteran, and Derrick Rose, the three-time All-Star and league MVP for the Chicago Bulls. This year, however, the Wendy's All-Star Shootout is selling the past as well as the future, at least to fans on the gray side of 30. He started at St. Dorothy School and transferred to Ruggles Elementary School, graduating in 1981. His father was Ben Wilson, who in just 17 years managed to become a basketball legend. Stay Connected Keep Me . I didn't go nowhere but to my friends' houses and home. Dixon later began an unrelated sentence for armed robbery, although Moore, interviewed in the 2012 documentary Benji, claims that his own confession was coerced, and that Dixon was not involved in Wilson's shooting. They advanced to the state 2A quarterfinals before losing to Lanphier High School of Springfield. Dixon's attorney, Brian Dosch, called his client's confession "garbage" and destroyed a copy of it in front of reporters. Stories abounded about "Benjy" shooting baskets into a garbage can at age 5, of how deftly he handled his burgeoning celebrity and of how hard he studied because he wanted to be more than just a basketball player. Even as Anthony Wilson started to forgive Moore, his brother wanted revenge. I wish my black people wake up!! Had Ben lived that out on that day, he still might be here. A lot of people looked to Ben's life to find away out. He also expressed that he felt both of the defendants were being "railroaded" by overzealous law enforcement officials whose desperation to hold someone accountable for the murder of a star athlete compromised their integrity and led them to create false case theory. I'm about to begin my journey in rewriting my life after all the trauma, pain, and loneliness. 40s. He attended and graduated from the Nassau Police Academy. Why do you think they were trying to rob him? Dr. Seuss is trash and none of his books are allowed in my classroom. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He played professionally with the Long Island Wizards. Brandon was called home on January 13, 2022 and God said, "Well Done. SANG Christina - Xtinas Chile concert highlights, Tom Sizemore -- famous roles in "Saving Private Ryan," "Black Hawk Down" and several cult classic movies -- has died. I shouldn't have watched this. On January 13, 2022 he was called home for eternal rest. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Moore and Dixon fled the scene, with Moore seeking refuge at Murphy's home. If somebody had just robbed or took money from Moore's cousin then in the same day they are going to rob somebody else. Please reset your password. After the week-long event, Wilson was ranked the number-one high school player in America. [28] On January 13, 2022, Brandon Sherrod Wilson died in a car accident. Special friends; Ana Memic; uncles, Darrell Rush (Dawn), Peter Cashaw; great aunt, Patricia Cashaw; aunts, Tracy Person (Leroy), Erica McClay (Alton), and Alicia Rush; godmother, Marcia Kinnie, and a host of cousins, and friends. 59. Jabari Parker, another Chicago native and the No. 1 high school senior, was trying to decide whether to attend DePaul or Illinois. He said the lack of serious high-level interest has not been too disappointing. The team decided to play in his honor the next day, beating Evanston, whom they had defeated in the state championship game the year prior, by a decisive 71-50 margin. [29] Brandon died after he swerved into a shoulder on the Northern State Parkway, and hit a pole and two trees.[30]. Yes and I think that's a shame that the mother of his child (Jetan) would keep that child away from Ben and his family. Wilson's family contended botched treatment at St. Bernard contributed to his death. Prison officials did not say what Wilson, 33, used to hang himself. Benjamin Wilson Mary Wilson Follow. He died at the scene after hitting 2 trees and a light pole. In fact, per Jackson, Magic called Benji's house during the Illinois state championships in 1984 to wish him luck. In the years since his murder in 1984, Deon Thomas, Bryant Notree, Calvin Brock, and Kendrick Nunn have all worn 25 during their basketball career at Illinois to honor Wilson. It took them hours before they could get a trauma surgeon and by then Wilson had lost so much blood the doctors said he would be a vegetable. Uncle by heart, Napoleon Morales; aunts by heart, Phyllis Holiday, Pamela Shannon, and mothers sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, especially line sister of "Mass Confusion. He underwent five hours of surgery at St. Bernard Hospital but died at 6 a.m. Nov. 21. That doesn't make sense to me. Brandon Wilson (c. born in 1978) is incarcerated on Death Row at San Quentin State Prison for the murder of 9-year-old Matthew Cecchi in Oceanside, California on November 14, 1998. The conflict, however, was resolved before Moore got there. I hate to say this, but I said it previously. Oops, we were unable to send the email. More NBA Transactions . He lost his own son, William IV, to gun violence in July 2017. Anything can happen. That's when I think about this story. Fox News attacks Republicans for getting paid and delivering nothing. Its something I carry with me my whole life, Moore said. 9. Vanderpump Rules fans do you remember when Ariana Madix slept with Lala Kent in the BACK SEAT of Tom Sandovals car? Moore and Dixon's attorneys chose to present Wilson's celebrity as the primary reason for the charges against the two teenagers. Both men remain in jail to this day. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Grown Folk Talk: How do you guys relieve stress that's job related once you're at home? About 8,000 people attended his wake Nov. 23 in Simeon's gym. Pisces Named Ben #6. Kristen Doute posts pic supporting Ariana Madix, the woman who STOLE her live-in-boyfriend of 6.5 yrs very A. Keys/Mashonda-ish, FREE GAME FRIDAY: Adults who had to raise themselves. Ben Wilson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Simeon High School, was considered the No. [1][2][3][4][5], At the time of the shooting, Wilson was seventeen years old and had just started his senior year at Simeon. Just as he was getting into his car, an ambulance arrived to the scene on South Vincennes. But it was said that they had some sort of toxic relationship and was advised to separate. When Mama Wilson said I forgive you, that started everything. The world's population was 3,479,053,821 and there were an estimated year babies born throughout the world in 1967, Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) was the US President, and the . The 22-year-old's mother reportedly suffered years of abuse at the hands of his father, Craig, and he'd had enough. "Of course I'm proud," he said. Brandon was the oldest to two brothers; Jared and Jalen.