In March 2017, Leroy Schumacher spoke out after his 17-year-old grandson, Jacob Redfearn, and two other teenagers, Maxwell Cook, 19, and Jake Woodruff, 16, were shot and killed during a break-in at a home in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Schumacher acknowledged that the boys had made a serious mistake but argued that their deaths were unnecessary, questioning whether the homeowner’s son needed to shoot all three. Authorities believed the shooting was self-defense and did not charge the shooter, while alleged getaway driver Elizabeth Rodriguez was arrested. Schumacher hoped the tragedy would teach other young people to think carefully about the consequences of their choices…
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