i asked some students at metwest high school in oakland this week to talk about the impact of violence on their lives. here's what they had to say. >> just tell me a little bit about davon. >> davon he was a cool person. could always make you laugh. if he was having a bad day he could cheer you up. >> how so? >> yeah. >> he was funny? >> he was really funny, yeah. tell some good jokes. >> how'd you know him? >> went to school with him. >> so when you heard he was killed what went through your mind? >> it was sad. i wanted to know what happened, why they killed him. >> it just seemed completely random? >> yeah. he was really into sports, you know. he liked playing football. a very positive person. i could see him in the league you know, guessing draftetting drafted. >> oh, really? he played defensive end, right? >> yeah. corner. >> oh he was a cornerback. >> from two of my friends were killed by gun violence. >> recently? >> one was last summer and another was when i was in fourth grade. >> and this is just in oakland? >> yeah, oakland. >> what were the circumstances? >> well my first c