Sunday, October 25, 2009

UConn to honor slain football player at game

The UConn cornerback, Jasper Howard, was stabbed to death last Saturday. There was a school sponsered dance when the fire alarm went off. All 300 people that were attending the dance left the building and went outside to the parking lot. A fight then broke out between two groups, leaving Howard and one another person stabbed. The incident happened at 12:33 on October 17. Howard was airlifted to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, where he passed away. UConn Police and Connecticut State Police are currently investigating the incident. They do not have any suspects in mind yet, but they "don't believe it was a random act." Howard was a father-to-be, a beloved son, and a starting cornerback for the UConn Huskies.

Jasper Howard seemed to be a well-liked guy and it's hard for me to understand how another person could hate him so much that he or she would kill him. I hope the murderer is found and faces consequences. This must be really tough for his team, considering he started in every game last year and led the Big East conference in punt returns. This must also be very hard for his family. Like Olivia says, (http://oliviarice.blogspot.com/) the saddest part of this situation is that a little baby has to be brought into this world without a father. I hope whoever committed this crime will turn himself or herself in. Jasper didn't dersever this.

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