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Post by John Buxton on Jan 1, 2007 9:12:59 GMT -5
Denver Broncos Darrent Williams was shot and killed last night. After last nights game.
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Post by Brandy Stark on Jan 1, 2007 10:19:42 GMT -5
DENVER - Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in downtown Denver early Monday morning.
Team spokesman Jim Saccomano said police called him about 3 a.m. from the scene of the shooting and told him three people had been shot and that Williams had been killed.
A little after 2 a.m., a white Hummer limousine was sprayed with bullets from a vehicle that pulled up along its side, said Sonny Jackson, spokesperson for the Denver Police Department.
Three people in the limousine were hit and were taken to area hospitals, where one man was pronounced dead, Jackson said. The other man and woman who were shot were not identified.
Jackson said police were searching for the suspects and interviewing witnesses.
"We have no motive yet," Jackson said. "We're hoping to talk with witnesses to find out where they were coming from, and that might give us some clues."
Saccomano said he spoke with coach Mike Shanahan and others in the organization.
"Complete shock. We're speechless. It takes words away. A terrible tragedy," Saccomano said.
Hours before the shooting, the Broncos lost to San Francisco 26-23 in overtime, eliminating them from the playoff race.
The 24-year-old Williams finished the season with 88 tackles, 78 of them solo, and four interceptions.
On Sunday against the 49ers, he had three tackles and returned two punts for 50 yards before leaving the game with a shoulder injury late in the second half.
Williams, a second-round draft pick out of Oklahoma State in 2005, made an immediate impact on the Broncos, starting nine times in his rookie season following a stellar career at Oklahoma State, where he totaled 11 interceptions and scored three touchdowns on punt returns.
Players and coaches are off Monday. They were scheduled to meet Tuesday before heading home for the offseason.
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Post by Justin Kaufman on Jan 1, 2007 10:51:30 GMT -5
Horribly sad!!!  Way too young. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2007 22:15:08 GMT -5
Terrible... This could provoke some discussion of gun control on this Board... But I don't feel like going there right now, so I'll let someone else do it... I wonder if Allen is in the house...
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Post by Ryan Thames on Jan 2, 2007 10:49:14 GMT -5
Gun Control isnt the answer.
How bout resubmitting the idea....."thou shalt not kill"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2007 19:00:57 GMT -5
How bout resubmitting the idea....."thou shalt not kill" That would be the best answer, without a doubt. The question now is, how to get people to actually act as such... in this country, anyway. Personally accepting responsibility seems to be a thing of the past, e.g. blame always points to availability of guns, violence on TV/movies, video game desensitization, "I'm a victim of poverty/politics/racism,...", "that's life on the streets...", etc. ad nauseum. There are simple-minded approaches, which may work in some cases. But it all comes down to, in my opinion, trigger-happy finger-pointing (no pun intended). People get so easily insulted, and "disrespected" if one so much as looks at them (or their partner) too long, or says a bad word. How that really causes someone pain is beyond me; how it causes so much pain that you need to kill is unfathomable... All signs of weak character, IMveryHO... |
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Post by Brandon Dye on Jan 3, 2007 13:35:49 GMT -5
all it is is a bunch of thugs, thiinking there tough by owning a gun, i agree with ryan , guns dont kill, people kill, its sad about this tragedy!!!!
on another note the true BRONCOS WON!!!! boise state!!!!!
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