Quote: Dillon's father, Garry Dillon, said he had no idea why his son and Poston were at Ward's house.
betcha they were buying drugs for the after prom party. Lay with dogs and you will get fleas.
You are absolutely correct. To make it a little more clear, ask yourself why these four people would be together in a known drug-dealing area at 4:30 am on a Sunday morning:
1. Ward (at whose residence the shootings took place) was 19. He graduated last year; it wasn't his prom. He was shot three months ago as well.
2. Clark, 18. He lived across the river, which is in a different state. It wasn't his prom.
3. Dillon, 17. It was his prom, and he was on the football team; you can draw your own conclusions on what the general personality is of a member of the high school football team in a small town, and why he'd want to be in that part of town at 4:30 am Sunday morning with his date.
4. Poston, 17. She went to school in a different district outside of town. Obviously, she'd be with Dillon, since she was his date to his prom. But the prom wasn't anywhere near Ward's place, and neither of the two lived anywhere near Ward's place.
Occam's razor. They wanted to get crack, and instead they got lead. Oops.