But, there's absolutely no connection between that event & the series of events that happened in the film.
How wasn't it? Kane was a confused dude that was given a chance to get out of the game. He had people giving him options and trying to get him to leave. (Sharif with college, Ronnie with him going to ATL.) He also dodged bullets. (getting shot, cousin dying..getting locked up.) The dude that FINALLY put it to him in a manner that he could understand was Sharif's dad. ("What are you gonna do if you stay?") But by the time he decided to leave then it was too late.
Those people were positive influences that were put in his path to keep him from getting killed and he didn't listen. I have fam that went through the same thing. Now they are locked up or dead because the people that were put in their path to guide them tried to talk to them but they didn't listen.
Like I said it's my opinion, but I believe that GOD put them there to give them direction. But you believe what you want. I don't knock you for that.