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NEED TO KNOW
- Jamarion Brown was shot and killed at a pool celebration within the early hours of Might 24
- Onterrian Jamour Newton, the suspect within the taking pictures, was arrested and charged with homicide on Might 28, in keeping with police
- Brown, a 23-year-old basketball participant at Henderson State College, is remembered for his “heat spirit, deep dedication to household and keenness for basketball”
A university athlete is lifeless after a taking pictures at a pool celebration.
Jamarion Brown, a 23-year-old basketball participant at Henderson State College in Arkansas, was shot within the head and killed at a pool celebration in east Camp County, Texas, within the early hours of Might 24, per ABC affiliate KLTV.
He was taken to a close-by hospital, then flown to a different the place he later died.
After a joint investigation with the Texas Rangers, a suspect within the taking pictures, Onterrian Jamour Newton, was arrested and charged with homicide, the Camp County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in a Facebook update posted on Thursday, Might 28.
Camp County Sheriff’s Workplace
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Newton is presently being held on the Camp County Jail, KLTV reported, and no bail has been set as of Thursday.
Per the sheriff’s workplace, different fees for the 17-year-old are nonetheless pending.
Brown’s coach at Henderson State, Jimmy Elgas, stated the athlete’s demise has left a “large void” within the college’s group.
Jamarion Brown/Instagram
“No phrases can categorical our disappointment for Jamarion’s household, associates, and teammates. Jo’s influence was felt not solely on the basketball courtroom, however all through the material of Henderson State College, and all of us grieve collectively,” he instructed KLTV.
Elgas added that his reminiscence might be “honored in our hearts perpetually.”
Brown “was a shining gentle to all who knew him, remembered for his heat spirit, deep dedication to household, and keenness for basketball,” his obituary learn. “Whether or not on or off the courtroom, Jamarion’s kindness, dedication, and dedication have been evident in every part that he did.”
Two different individuals on the pool celebration sustained non life-threatening gunshot wounds, the sheriff’s workplace stated on Thursday.