WTF, people? Two unrelated shootings involving/targeting college football players

[Jilly_in_VA]

Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe was shot and killed at a house party in Salt Lake City early Sunday morning, local police confirmed.

The Salt Lake City Police Department said the shooting occurred at a home around three miles southeast of Rice-Eccles Stadium, Utah's home stadium, shortly after midnight. The shooting resulted in Lowe's death and one other person shot. The other person shot remains in critical condition. Authorities have not identified a suspect.

"We are devastated to hear about the passing of Aaron Lowe," Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Aaron's family and friends, along with the other individual who was harmed in this tragic incident. Aaron was a great teammate, friend, brother and son and was loved by anyone who crossed paths with him. He will be deeply missed."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/pac12/2021/09/26/utah-cornerback-aaron-lowe-killed-shooting-ty-jordan/5875134001/

Authorities say a man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one person and critically injured another near the Washington State University campus early Saturday morning.

Police in Pullman, Washington, later identified the injured victim as 22-year-old Brandon C. Gray, a wide receiver on the school's football team. The person who was killed was Liban A. Barre, 23, from Kent, Washington, police said. The Spokesman-Review reports Barre was not a student at WSU.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/killed-wsu-football-player-hurt-shooting-campus-80239576

[Klaralven]

1. Besides football, the common thread appears to be "shortly after midnight".

[jmowreader]

3. It's not just football

Utah played WSU on Saturday. Each school had one victim.

Let's go out on a very long limb...could this be gambling-related?

[Klaralven]

4. Could be, but neither appear to be key players capable of influencing a game

The WSU player didn't travel to Utah with the team.

I'd bet on alcohol, drugs, women, disrespect, etc. The normal things young men kill each other over.

[ecstatic]

5. I assume the death (or serious injury) of a teammate would

at the very least postpone the game and affect the team's overall performance when they resume playing.

Also, every murder victim deserves to have his/her case fully investigated, free from stereotyping or assumptions based on their race, age, gender, profession, etc. Otherwise, it's a continuation of the system we have now where certain people can be killed with impunity.

[Stallion]

2. Also the Utah Player was on Scholarship in Memory of Another Utah Player Who Was Shot...

by accident a few years ago. Both from North Texas. 'Merica