COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Family members and friends remembered an 18-year-old who was beaten to death during a random attack at a house party as a smiling, happy peacemaker.
Mourners at Bobby Tillman’s funeral on Saturday were told to honor Tillman’s life and example by standing up for themselves and others.
Hundreds gathered to remember Tillman at Siloam Church International in College Park, south of Atlanta.
Tillman was killed last Sunday in Douglasville, a working-class suburb of Atlanta. Police say Tillman, who did not know his attackers, became a target after a fight broke out among partygoers. Investigators say the fight started when a woman hit a man. The man said he would not hit the woman back but vowed to hit the next man who walked by.
Four men have been charged with murder in Tillman’s death
