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Title: Broncos' Darrent Williams Is Shot Dead
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URL Source: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070101/D8MCI5H03.html
Published: Jan 1, 2007
Author: ARNIE STAPLETON
Post Date: 2007-01-01 11:42:09 by noone222
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Views: 416
Comments: 4
DENVER (AP) - Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting early Monday, his limousine sprayed with bullets in downtown Denver. Team spokesman Jim Saccomano said police called him about 3 a.m. from the scene and told him three people had been shot, and the 24-year-old Williams had been killed. The killing came hours after the Broncos were eliminated from the playoff race. A little after 2 a.m., a white Hummer limousine was fired on from a vehicle that pulled up along its side, police spokesman Sonny Jackson said. There were at least eight bullet holes in the limo. Three people in the limo were hit and were taken to 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 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. Hours earlier, the Broncos lost to San Francisco 26-23 in overtime. "Complete shock. We're speechless. It takes words away. A terrible tragedy," Saccomano said. Pro Bowl player Champ Bailey was among the players and team staff members who gathered at Denver Health Medical Center, where Williams' body was taken. "He had a big heart and a lot of courage," said Cedric Smith, assistant strength and conditioning coach. "It's a tragedy, a complete tragedy. It's sickening." Williams teamed with Bailey to give Denver one of the top cornerback tandems in the NFL. Williams finished the season with 88 tackles, 78 of them solo, and four interceptions. Players and coaches are off Monday. They were scheduled to meet Tuesday before heading home for the offseason. On Sunday against the 49ers, Williams had three tackles and returned two punts for 50 yards before leaving the game with a shoulder injury late in the second half. After the game he said he was planning to wait a few weeks before determining if he needed an operation. In December, Williams spoke of his desire to return to his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, this offseason to talk to kids about staying out of gangs. Williams, a second-round draft pick out of Oklahoma State in 2005, made an immediate impact on the Broncos. He started nine times in his rookie season following a stellar college career. --- AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report.
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#1. To: noone222 (#0)
Probably a meaningless random shooting at a limo.
That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by keeping up the quarrels of Nations is as shocking as it is true... I would HOPE this wasn't provoked by the Broncos not making the playoffs. Many of us enjoy watching a sports game, but when it gets to the point that something like this happens because the team didn't make the postseason (IF that's the case here) it really makes you wonder what the hell our priorities are and what our society has become. It's part of the reason why the prospect for a good future for our country is so dim.
No matter how noble the objectives of a government; if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion - it is an EVIL government. Eric Hoffer
[That's where I'd start.] Like I've learned, and like my parents always used to tell me, nothing good every happens out after midnight. We live in a sick society under a sick bunch of egoistical psychopaths in government.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act - - George Orwell That's how it works in soccerland...third-world "ethics" continue to encroach upon what's left of America.
"It's a tragedy, a complete tragedy. It's sickening."
– Thomas Paine
#2. To: noone222 (#0)
#3. To: noone222 (#0)
We're hoping to talk with witnesses to find out where they were coming from, and that might give us some clues."
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In a CorporoFascist capitalist society, there is no money in peace, freedom, or a healthy population, and therefore, no incentive to achieve these - - IndieTX
#4. To: innieway (#2)
Many of us enjoy watching a sports game, but when it gets to the point that something like this happens because the team didn't make the postseason (IF that's the case here) it really makes you wonder what the hell our priorities are and what our society has become.
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