STORRS -- Tragedy has struck the UConn Huskies, a day after defeating Louisville 38-25.Junior cornerback Jasper Howard, who started all 13 games last year at cornerback as a true sophomore and also led the Big East in punt returns, was stabbed and killed in a fight that happened on campus after the game.
According to Scott Powers with the Hartford Courant, the 20-yr old Howard "was taken to St. Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Coach Randy Edsall spent the night at St. Francis."
An emergency alert posted on the University's website says that the person who stabbed Howard is still at large at this time.
Police are asking anyone with information related to the stabbing to contact the University police at 860-486-4800.
Here's the latest story, thanks to our friends at WTNH NewsChannel 8:
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