hood ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁male ▁role ▁models . ▁B ost ic ' s ▁family ▁was ▁finan cially ▁un stable , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁often ▁" techn ically ▁hom eless " ▁and ▁stay ing ▁with ▁relatives . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁started ▁drink ing ▁and ▁sm oking ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 , ▁using ▁mar iju ana ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁P CP ▁at ▁ 1 3 . ▁B ost ic ▁began ▁ste aling ▁cars ▁around ▁this ▁age . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁junior ▁high ▁but ▁dropped ▁out ▁shortly ▁after ▁comm encing ▁high ▁school . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁par al yz ed ▁when ▁B ost ic ▁was ▁ 1 5 ; ▁he ▁has ▁since ▁died . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 6 , ▁B ost ic ▁was ▁on ▁prob ation ▁for ▁assault . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁other ▁arr ests ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁pro sec uted . ▁At ▁one ▁drug - related ▁conv iction ▁he ▁was ▁leg ally ▁ass essed ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁adult . ▁ ▁Crime ▁and ▁sent encing ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁B ost ic ▁had ▁been ▁drink ing ▁and ▁sm oking ▁mar iju ana ▁and ▁P CP ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁Donald ▁H ut son . ▁When ▁a ▁female ▁friend ▁told ▁them ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁assault ed , ▁the ▁two ▁retrieved ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁confront ▁her ▁alleg ed ▁attack er ; ▁the ▁confront ation ▁was ▁resolved ▁without ▁gun ▁violence . ▁Upon ▁leaving ▁the ▁area