In the wake of Colin Brown’s passing, an outpouring of online tributes from his school, hockey team, and other people who knew him has ensued.
Yesterday, November 27, a media outlet reported the death of a 16-year-old hockey player named Colin Brown. According to First Alert 4, Brown passed away days after he was shot on Interstate 55 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Devastated to hear of the passing of Colin Brown, a 16-year-old who was tragically shot while riding home from his hockey game on I-55.
The lawlessness plaguing St. Louis must stop, and the criminal responsible for this tragedy must be held accountable.
Claudia and I are… pic.twitter.com/fqBKItmU4O
— Governor-Elect Mike Kehoe (@LtGovMikeKehoe) November 27, 2024
On Saturday, November 23, the late teen had been riding in a car with his dad after a hockey game at the Affton Ice Rink. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on the interstate near Loughborough and Bates, the shooting took place. Police expressed their belief that Brown was hit by a stray bullet.
St. Louis high school hockey star Colin Brown, 16, dead days after he’s struck by stray bullet driving home from game with his dad https://t.co/OrzGAyxXYZ pic.twitter.com/n2Or0Fzuwl
— New York Post (@nypost) November 28, 2024
Following the shooting, Brown’s father drove to Broadway and Walnut in St. Louis, and the police were called. A 20-year-old woman from St. Charles County named Lily Paniucki, who was in downtown St. Louis for a friend’s 21st birthday bash, said she and another friend had heard Brown’s dad crying out for help.
The group of pals had rented a party bus to bar-hop downtown. At one point, Paniucki and the friend (who heard the shouting), decided to stay on the bus while their other friends went inside Ballpark Village to celebrate.
“On our way back from a gas station we had stopped at a light and we heard somebody screaming for help,” mentioned Paniucki.
When the girls had asked the driver, who had stopped at the intersection of South Broadway and Walnut, where the sounds were coming from, Paniucki said he pointed to a man standing outside his car at the intersection.
“On our way back from a gas station we had stopped at a light and we heard somebody screaming for help,” mentioned Paniucki.
When the girls had asked the driver, who had stopped at the intersection of South Broadway and Walnut, where the sounds were coming from, Paniucki said he pointed to a man standing outside his car at the intersection.