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High-school student Riesha Williams mourns the loss of her teacher, Dinerral Shavers, 25, who died from a gunshot to the back of his head in New Orleans, Sat., Jan. 6, 2007. Shavers was the snare drummer for the Hot 8 Brass Band and the music teacher at L.E. Rabouin High School, where he had recently begun the school's first-ever marching band. He was killed by a teen who was trying to shoot his stepson. ..(Cheryl Gerber photo).