West Virginia State pound Harrington fatally shot

Sep 12, 2024, 02:02 PM ET CHARLESTON, W.Va.– A linebacker at Division II West Virginia State was fatally shot during what the university stated Thursday is being investigated by cops as a home invasion.The body of Jyilek Zyiare Harrington, 21, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was discovered inside a home Wednesday night in Charleston, authorities Lt. Tony Hazelett said in a statement.Hazelett said numerous gunshots

were fired during a disruption in a corridor and inside the home. The statement stated Harrington had several gunshot injuries and was noticable dead at the scene. Cops said they had no information on a possible suspect.West Virginia State said therapists were offered to students and faculty on school. Jyilek Harrington, a senior football player for West Virginia State, was fatally shot on Wednesday. He was 21 years of ages. Courtesy West Virginia State Football” Our ideas and prayers are with Jyilek’s household as they grieve the loss of this amazing

young man,”West Virginia State president Ericke S. Cage said in a letter to students and faculty.Harrington, a senior, had eight overall deals with, consisting of a sack, in a 27-24 win at Barton College last week.”Jyilek really embodied what it indicates to be a student-athlete and was a leader not only on campus however in the neighborhood,” West Virginia State vice president of intercollegiate athletics Nate Burton said. “Jyilek was a boy that, throughout Christmas, would develop a GoFundMe to assist less lucky families.” Burton stated donations to a fund established by the athletic department in Harrington’s memory will be distributed to an organization in Charlotte to continue his charity work.West Virginia State’s home opener versus Carson-Newman, initially scheduled for Thursday night, has actually been rescheduled to Friday, and a personal vigil involving both teams was set for Thursday night. Harrington previously went to Carson-Newman, where he made seven deals with in six games last season. He began his college career at Division II Erskine College.”Carson-Newman signs up with West Virginia State in grieving the unforeseen death of former student-athlete Jyilek Harrington,” Carson-Newman vice president of athletics Matt Pope stated in a declaration. “The Harrington family and the Yellow Jackets’ campus community is in our prayers. News like this is unfortunate to hear anytime, but today it feels even worse with 2 groups who understood him coming together to play.”