Sunday, February 22, 2015

Velocity Alert: High schooler behind viral laser-cat yearbook photo dies at 17

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High schooler behind viral laser-cat yearbook photo dies at 17

Draven Rodriguez, a high school senior whose viral yearbook photo showed him posing with his cat in front of a background of laser beams, has died. He was 17.

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