Im not saying anything is a valid reason for someone to die, of course im not. But there is a possibility that he committed a crime of equal measure. There are a lot of unsolved murders in some cities, due to gang culture. Also wild rumours spread and innocent people are sometimes believed to be responsible. Dont mis-read this, im not calling him a murderer, as Tankass said there is always a possibility. My point is people who commit these crimes are in a mindset that we cannot understand.
He may have been innocent, or he may not. But there are so many ifs and buts with a story like this that we simply cannot say if he hadn't brought this on himself. Again i am merely raising the point that we dont know the full details, so to jump to any conslusion is unjustified, until the facts have come to light.