Monday's Butler shooting hits close to home for UNC receiver Anthony Ratliff-Williams

Posted Oct 31, 2018
When tragedy struck at Butler High School on Monday, it hit close to home for North Carolina receiver Anthony Ratliff-Williams. After an altercation in the hallway, 16-year-old Bobby McKeithen was shot and killed. Four years ago Ratliff-Williams attended that same high school in Matthews, N.C. The violence was something he never thought would happen in his hometown. (Daily Tar Heel)

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