one eye she said was hanging out like a slinky you could see all the veins and everything, the eye was hanging out. he had gotten destroyed on this side of the face an he also had a big gash in his forehead. so she stroked his head, she said, she told him, i'm sorry that i didn't get you out of here. you know, these are the kind of things we have to live with. >> for foster, sharing the story of his son's death helps relieve the pain. he spoke to the wards for more than an hour. >> i'll keep trying until there's no breath left in me, because the cycle needs to stop. but if you don't begin to look at the cycle or touch the cycle, try to impact it, it just continues to spiral. >> one of the gang bangers involved in shooting evan had once been incarcerated at stark. one of his former dorm mates also convicted of murder raised his hand to speak to foster. >> just on behalf of all of us, i want to apologize for the mentality that we grew up with, the state of mind that we're in