Joining a gang and selling drugs while illegally armed pretty much places teens in the line of fire. If these "children" are irresponsibly in the manner then nobody should be surprised at the expected results from their lack of personal responsibility.
Of these children, 61 percent were killed in an assault involving a firearm, while 32 percent died by suicide. A further 5 percent died in an accident. The death was undetermined in 2 percent of cases.