10/24/09

UConn Player Killed

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Connecticut Huskies starting cornerback Jasper Howard died Sunday morning after an on-campus stabbing.

The Hartford Courant learned through UConn police that the incident occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. near the student union in the center of campus. A fire alarm was pulled during a school-sponsored dance and an altercation followed outside the building in which two people were stabbed. Both were taken to Windham Community Memorial Hospital.

"All of us are saddened with the loss of our brother and teammate Jasper," said UConn head football coach Randy Edsall. "Jazz was a tremendous young man who had grown so much in his short time with us at UConn. He was starting to come into his own as both a player and a person. He will be sorely missed but we will have him in our memories.

An emergency alert on the university's web site stated that the perpetrator is still at large, and police are actively investigating the incident.

Howard, 20, played in UConn's 38-25 win over Louisville on Saturday.




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