Denver Broncos player shot, killed

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This was on Ninemsn.com.au....

Denver Broncos player shot, killed
Tuesday Jan 2 06:47 AEDT
Denver Broncos NFL player Darrent Williams was reportedly killed in a drive-by shooting early on Monday with two others also injured.

Williams, 24, was riding in a limousine in downtown Denver after 2am (8pm AEST) when shots fired from another vehicle hit him and a man and woman also riding in his car, ABC television in the US reported.

"It is a terrible tragedy," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Reuters.

"We don't know all the details yet, but we are reaching out to the Broncos to offer our support."

Denver Broncos spokesman Jim Saccomano told the station that police had telephoned the Broncos and told them that Williams had died. It was not known how badly the other two people were injured.

The shooting occurred just hours after the Broncos were eliminated from the playoffs with a 26-23 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Williams was in his second season with the Broncos coming out of Oklahoma State University as a second round draft choice.

The 5-foot-8 (1.7 metres), 188-pound (85.4-kg) cornerback started nine games in 2005, the most by a Denver rookie at that position since 1975. He had two interceptions in 2005 and four this season.

 

[wolvesjr34]

I just read that on Ninemsn and it saddens me gretaly to see someone so young and with such a bright future killed so violently.

Sometimes I wonder about this world we live in

 

[Magicman]

yeh just had a read of that, very sad news indeed! always sad to see someone so young pass away, i wonder what the story is behind it?

 

[Benny J]

Terrible to hear....

 

[nvd001]

i wonder if it was a hardcore fan that was disappointed that the team bowed out of the playoff running?? :roll:

isn't Allen Iverson living in Denver these days

but seriously....very sad news!!