Horn Rapids Teen Murder Trial Follow-up

Here is the follow-up to a previous post regarding the 2013 teenage murder of Joshua Snapp, 17, near my Horn Rapids neighborhood in Richland.  This story, written by Kristin Kraemer, follows the trial of the second assailant, John C.I. Young, 19.  The first assailant, Joshua Hunt, 1 received more than 23 years in prison for his part in the crime.

Once again, Ms. Kraemer does a good job with her lede, nutgraf and use of good quotes.  In several cases, she refers to “the attorney said” or “the defense attorney said.”  She could use the name of the defense attorney to be more specific, as there could be more than one.

Overall, this is a good piece that follows the story well.   The supporting photograph clearly illustrates a young man with a grim future.  As stated in my first post on this topic, I think this is a very tragic story that illustrates how lives can be ruined in an instant – on both sides of the crime.

Link:

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/04/16/2929822/murder-trial-opens-for-richland.html?sp=/99/900/901/