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September 18, 2006
Duquesne Players Shot, Suspect Still At Large
It is not often that Duquesne gets any press in the MRI. They haven't finished in the Top 25 in my basketball rankings yet, and they most definitely haven't made the tournament since the MRI started.
And yet, it has been quite some time since we have had a tragedy like this one where multiple members of a single team are involved. The last one in my memory was the plane crash back in 1999 which took the lives of half of Oklahoma State's basketball team midway through the season.
Five Duquesne basketball players were shot coming out of a school sponsored party early on Sunday morning. The suspect fired into a crowd after approaching the players and then following them as they walked back towards the campus. The suspect is still on the loose. Shawn James, one of the injured players, relayed the story of shooting to Andy Katz of ESPN.com earlier today.
One player remains in critical condition while two others are still in the hospital. The other two players were treated and released.
Not that it is of any importance at a time like this, but basketball practice is set to begin on October 13. Given the nature of the injuries, it appears that Duquesne may be without the services of at least two of the players for a significant amount of time. Two of the injured players were transfers and would have had to sit out the season under NCAA rules.
Here's holding out hope for the remaining hospitalized players and that the police capture the shooter soon.
Posted by bmiraski at September 18, 2006 6:00 PM
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