STARKVILLE -- Seated on the couch at his grandparents' house in Jonesboro, Georgia, around 9 a.m. on August 23, 2015, Tre'von Marshall collapsed into his grandfather's arms.
Roughly eight hours earlier, Marshall's father, Kenneth "Mookie" Marshall Jr., died from multiple gunshot wounds following the escalation of an argument that left another man wounded.
As the news pervaded Tre'von's 12-year-old ears, tears streamed down his face as he buried his head in his grandfather's shoulder.
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Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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