Innocent Teen Jonathan Lewis Fatally Attacked by Bullies in Las Vegas After Heroically Defending Robbed Friend

• Jonathan Lewis, 17, tragically passed away in the hospital several days after being brutally attacked by a group of approximately 15 other teenagers
• His father explained that he was assaulted after confronting the group when they stole something from his friend
• The young boy was known as an aspiring artist who had a passion for ‘caring for others’

A catastrophe struck a teenage boy who succumbed days after being brutally assaulted by a large gang of bullies near a high school in Las Vegas.

The dreadful incident occurred on November 1 near Rancho High School, where 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis was viciously attacked by about 15 other young individuals.

He was reportedly targeted after coming to the aid of a smaller friend who had just been robbed by the unruly mob, according to a GoFundMe page created by his family. 

At approximately 2:05 PM on that day, law enforcement discovered him with head injuries.

The teenager was placed on life support at University Medical Center, where he tragically passed away on Tuesday after medical professionals made multiple attempts to save his life.

‘All I can do is hope there’s a way that can find forgiveness in their heart and find a way to be able to come to terms with what they’ve done,’ the boy’s father, also named Jonathan Lewis, stated in reference to his son’s attackers.

The heartbroken father added: ‘I think there’s just a failure of all of humanity to recognize that we need to be teaching our youth how to coexist.’

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police have launched a homicide investigation.

So far, no arrests have been made, but Lewis said the family was told by investigators that they plan to charge several students involved with murder.

Lewis created a GoFundMe page titled ‘Heart of a Champion Our Son,’ where he posted a photo of him holding his son’s hand in the hospital on the day of his death.

‘He will always be so loved as his dad, I’ll forever hold him in my heart, shine even brighter, love even more, and work all my life to bring peace into this world,’ Lewis wrote.

The 17-year-old was an aspiring artist and devoted older brother.

‘Although our hearts are broken and this tragedy is absolutely absurd madness, we want to focus on the legacy of our son,’ Lewis wrote.

‘Jonathan was a loving, giving, kind, fierce young man who loved community and caring for others.’