CHRIS BURY:

By all accounts, Vonzell Banks deserved better, too, playing by the rules, staying out of trouble, spending time at church. They called him drummer boy for his talent keeping the beat for the choir.

For his pastor, Derail Smith, the pain is personal. He watched Vonzell grow up.

REV. DERAIL SMITH, Pastor, Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer: He was brought up in a traditional type family where it was yes, sir, yes, ma'am, and thank you very much, and I appreciate you, those type of things.

So, therefore, there was never any indication for me to see that he had any type of interaction with drugs or with any type of violence. He wasn't that, no, not at all.