The medical examiner says that a single stab wound to the abdomen killed Jasper Howard, a University of Connecticut football player. Meanwhile, no arrests have been made and police say they have no suspects in the case.
Howard's death has been ruled a homicide.
The star cornerback died Sunday following an altercation outside a homecoming party on the Storrs campus. He was 20-years old and was expecting his first child.
"I have two children of my own, but I got 105 other sons," UConn Head coach Randy Edsall said. "And one of my sons have been taken away."19-year old Brian Parker, a red shirt freshman on the UConn football squad was also stabbed. Parker was treated and released from an area hospital.
Anyone with information on what happened is asked to call UConn police at 860-486-4800. The state police major crimes squad is assisting with the investigation.
Marc Robbins is live on the campus in Storrs...
((HT: WTNH-TV))
Brian Bennett from ESPN reports that Edsall said one player had held Howard in his arms after the stabbing while another tried to address the wound and became covered with blood. Those two players may not be mentally ready to play West Virginia Saturday.
Understandable... completely understandable.
West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart said that Howard will be honored in some way in Morgantown at the game Saturday afternoon.
No comments:
Post a Comment