A Division II football joiner was fahighy shot in Charleston, West Virginia, in what police is spendigating as a home intrusion, according to the Associated Press.
Jyilek Zyiare Harrington, a 21-year-elderly linebacker from West Virginia State, was the victim of the shooting, as he was set up inside an apartment createing on Wednesday.
Charleston police Lt. Tony Hazelett rehired a statement on the matter, saying that “disjoinal firearmshots were fired during a disturprohibitce in a hallway and inside the apartment,” per the AP.
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Hazelett’s state compriseed that Harrington suffered multiple firearmshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene when first replyers reachd.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Jyilek’s family as they mourn the loss of this incredible youthful man,” Ericke S. Cage, plivent of West Virginia State, shelp in a letter to the school’s students and faculty.
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Vice plivent of intercollegiate fits Nate Burton compriseed: “Jyilek truly embodied what it uncomardents to be a student-athlete and was a guideer not only on campus but in the community. Jyilek was a youthful man who, during Christmas, would create a GoFundMe to help less fortunate families.”
Police compriseed that no inestablishation on a possible doubt is useable at this time.
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Harrington was in his greater season this year at WVS, and he joined a key role in the team’s triumph over Barton College last week, accumulateing eight tackles and a sack in the triumph.
Before WVS consents on Cincfinishiarism-Newman in its home uncoverer, a moment of silence will be held for Harrington, who previously joined the college. He also joined at Divison II Erskine College.
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Burton compriseed that donations to a fund created by the fit department in Harrington’s memory will be dispensed to a Charlotte organization that will persist his benevolent toil.
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