Utah Football Player Aaron Lowe Killed In House Party Shooting 

Utah Football Player Aaron Lowe Killed In House Party Shooting 

Aaron Lowe, an Utah sophomore cornerback was killed in a shooting which took place during a house party on Sunday

The first person to have received the Ty Jordan Memorial Scholarship, Utah football player, Aaron Lowe was touted as a starlet to keep an eye out for.

However, the 21 year old Utah sophomore cornerback had his career cut shot in appalling circumstances with him being killed during a house party in the early hours of Sunday morning. The massive setback came just a year after his counterpart, Ty Jordan was killed in an accidental shooting.

Utah Football Player Aaron Lowe Shot Dead

Salt Lake City police revealed that Lowe was shot dead shortly after Utes beat Washington State 24-13 with a woman being critically injured in the shooting. The suspect continues to remain at large at the moment with the officials combing the area as they carry out a manhunt to nab him.

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“We are devastated to hear about the passing of Aaron Lowe,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Aaron’s family and friends, along with the other individual who was harmed in this tragic incident. Aaron was a great teammate, friend, brother and son and was loved by anyone who crossed paths with him. He will be deeply missed,” he continued.

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Lowe had switched his jersey number from No. 2 to 22 to honor Ty Jordan, his high school friend after the 19 year old had succumbed to gunshot wounds to the abdomen on Christmas night last year.

A fight is said to have broken out during the party with things taking little time in turning ugly as shots were fired which resulted in Lowe’s death. Detectives are talking to witnesses and scouring through video evidence available of the crime scene in a bid to nail down on the miscreants involved.

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