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Brian, since he was a small child, had grown up in the Grand Junction community. His family lived out in the
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Redlands area, which is a nice upper middle income area of our town. >> My name is Kellen Pyer. I'm a former
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classmate of Brian Kohi. I grew up here in Grand Junction. When I was about 8, we moved up to the Redlands. Um, and
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that's when I started going to Broadway Elementary, which is where I met Brian.
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Brian lived in a similar part of the Redlands to me. All the people knew each other. It was very nice living there.
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You always kind of felt supported. You kind of felt like you knew all your neighbors. It always felt like you could
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always reach out for help. People often brought each other cookies, treats for the holidays. So, it felt very, you
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know, tightknit. >> Brian Khi's family seemed normal. They seemed like they had normal, steady
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jobs. His mom ran a daycare out of the basement of our home. His father worked in
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construction. His parents were separating. And they were living in two homes, not
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very far from each other. He lived primarily with his mother, but he frequented his father's home.
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>> Brian's mannerisms in elementary school were a little bit uh strange. He seemed
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to exaggerate his movements a little bit. He spoke very loud, often times would over pronunciate his words.
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>> Brian Kohi's mother was reporting that he had mild autism. From the time he was
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very little, she was reaching out for help, trying to have him assessed, and trying to get him the right help.
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>> I would definitely say that Brian seemed to lack social awareness. Um, often
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times it felt like he didn't necessarily know where bounds were supposed to be or
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maybe he felt like pushing on those bounds was the best way to get attention.