LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The father of a teenager who was beaten to death by his fellow students is now suing the Clark County School District.

On Thursday, Jonathan Lewis Sr. filed the lawsuit in Clark County District Court.

The lawsuit stems from the November 2023 fight near Rancho High School that resulted in the death of Lewis's son, Jonathan Lewis Jr.

Jonathan Lewis Jr. was severely beaten during the altercation involving approximately a dozen of his fellow Rancho High School students. He later died from his injuries.

According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide detective Lawrence Gilbert, Lewis threw the first punch. Then, "everybody comes and he's on the ground and everyone is kicking, stomping and punching."

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