the rumors that have been swirling in alumni and athletic sites all day have apparently been confirmed; one of the three players is parlyzed from the waist down.
I hope they find the POS that did this. the US marshals are involved; I don't know what, if anything, that may mean.
(not that it matters much, but the story is slightly wrong. green and smith are linebackers. jones is a DL)
Police: Three Southern Mississippi football players gunned down while celebrating win at nightclub
The Southern Mississippi football team is reeling after three of its players were shot outside a popular nightclub early Sunday morning, USM officials said in a hastily called press conference Sunday.
Tim Green, Martez Smith and Deddrick Jones, all members of the team's defensive line, are in "fair and stable condition" at an area hospital, officials said. Police said none of the athletes were armed at the time of the shooting.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with these young men and their families, friends and teammates," Joe Paul, vice president of student affairs at USM, said at the press conference. "Coach (Larry) Fedora has been with these young men and their families since the wee hours of this morning. He will make a statement for the media tomorrow."
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour called university president Martha Saunders this afternoon to express his concerns for the players and their families, the university said.
The three men were shot around 1:20 a.m. at Remington's Hunt Club in Hattiesburg, MS according to police.
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