A community loses its champion in killing of Victor McClinton
The Pasadena man who was shot in front of his house Christmas
Day built a sports program that gave opportunities to thousands
of local children.  The people of these worn, winding Pasadena
streets still aren't sure exactly who he is, this kid whose
bullet tore through their community's soul on Christmas morning,
leaving them with an emptiness felt from the faded bungalows of
Garfield Avenue to the mansions of Linda Vista.  But they are
absolutely certain who he is not.  The kid who killed Victor
McClinton in his front yard just steps from his glittering
Christmas tree shortly after his Christmas breakfast never, ever
played in a sports league run by Victor McClinton.  This would
not have been the uncoordinated child who was so unbowed,
McClinton once devised a special play to allow him to score a
touchdown from his position on the offensive line. This would
not have been the shy child whose basketball coach was
confronted at halftime by McClinton