Alabama mourns the passing of Tuskegee University’s football player Reginald T. Summage Jr.He was shot to death over the weekend.
On March 19, authorities responded to a report of a person who was shot in Alabama’s Washington Plaza, according to AL.com. Upon arrival, they found 20-year-old Summage injured in the parking lot and pronounced him dead on the scene.
Tuskegee Police Chief Jennifer Jordan said the shooting initially began with a fistfight at an off-campus party, where Summage was believed to have been trying to end the fight.
Twenty-one-year-old Sarah was killed in the incident. Marquavius Lee Debro was arrested and charged with murder in connection to Summage’s death. Reports AL.com that he currently is in Macon County Jail with $150,000 bond.
Tuskegee football coach Reginald RuffinAccording to the receiver’s teammates, he was a good student-athlete who inspired them with his optimism and compassion for other people.