West Virginia University football recruiting chris wilson jr One dead after a car shooting in Indiana.
According to reports on Tuesday, October 6 espnThe Yorktown High School student, who was committed to WVU, “was found in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.” He was 17 years old.
The outlet reported that the Muncie Police Department, Indiana, received a call reporting shots fired at 2:59 a.m. the day before. The rising star’s death is currently under investigation.
WVU Mountaineers Coach Rich Rodriguez told the outlet in a statement that the football program was “heartbroken” to learn the tragic news. “We really enjoyed getting to know Chris during the recruiting process. The WVU football program sends[s] “Heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to Chris’s family at this difficult time,” the statement read.
West Virginia State University football player Jylek Harrington died at the age of 21 after being shot during an apparent home invasion at an off-campus apartment complex. Harrington was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds on the evening of Wednesday, September 11, according to a statement from the Charleston (WV) Police Department. […]
The outlet also reported that the principal of Yorktown High School Stacey Brewer Wilson Jr.’s death was addressed through written communications with parents and students on the morning of Monday, October 5. “With great sadness, I share that Chris Wilson, a senior at Yorktown High School, died tragically this morning,” Brewer wrote. “His family has given us permission to share this news. Chris was a valued member of our school, our football team and our community. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and teammates.”
local indianapolis news outlets fox 59 It was reported later Tuesday that Wilson Jr.’s family was searching for “answers” amid the tragedy. His mother, tyvana pricetold the outlet that the shooter “took his life away from me” before urging the unidentified man to “come forward.”
The mother continued, “The dispatch call said someone went behind the car, or to the side of the car, and shot at him. That’s all I know. That’s all they’re telling me.”
Price also said her son was in the car with his girlfriend at the time of the shooting. He said, “He was not injured. So, it looks like it was targeted at my son.” “We deserve more answers. He deserves more answers. He had a beautiful life ahead of him.”
The outlet noted that Muncie officials “did not clarify” whether officers had identified or were searching for any suspects or suspects, adding that the department had “noticed this to the family.” [is] Following the lead, but won’t release more than that at the time.
yorktown police chief Kurt Walthour also spoke to the outlet and reiterated that Price and his family can trust the department’s procedures. Walther said, “A lot of man-hours have been put into this. I know the Muncie Police Department, I know their detectives, and they’re working very, very hard on this.”