The boy never hesitated.In a small Illinois home, an 8-year-old stepped between his mother and a man twice her size, knowing exactly how much danger he was in. Neighbors heard the screams, sirens tore through the quiet streets, and a town’s heart was shattered in a single, brutal night.They remember him first by his smile. Leland “Lee” Arnett was the kind of child who ran into hugs at full speed, who made adults feel safer just by being near him His family describes him as a protector, a boy whose instinct was always to shield, to comfort, to stand between...
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