Yunkin, who admitted driving the two women to and from Show's home, is serving 10 to 20 years in prison. He is eligible for parole next year. No one thought this would ever happen, but it did. Violence is all around us. Show-Whitehead told the Marticville students their lives are important and that they can stop violence before it ever starts.
Death is real.
Once you cross over, there's no coming back. The shootings going on this week are unacceptable. You kids, if you work together, you can prevent this kind of violence. Show-Whitehead's talk, along with the school shootings this week in Williamsport and California, hammered home the need for Youth Peace Councils, which have been organized at schools around the county. Marticville Middle School student Erica Metzger couldn't believe her ears when she heard about the eighth-grade girl who shot a female classmate in Williamsport Wednesday.