A 16-year-old Missouri highschool hockey participant died Wednesday days after a stray bullet struck him on a busy freeway whereas he was driving dwelling from his recreation together with his father.
Colin Brown, a sophomore at Christian Brothers Faculty Excessive Faculty (CBCHS), was sitting within the passenger seat of his father Calvin’s automobile when he was shot round 10:30 p.m. on Interstate 55 in South St. Louis Saturday evening, based on First Alert 4.
Brown was rushed to the hospital in vital situation earlier than he succumbed to his accidents on Wednesday afternoon.
“Colin — a beloved and talented hockey player — passed away but not before giving the ultimate gift of life,” St. Louis Metro Police Division Director of Public Affairs Mitch McCoy stated. “Colin’s organs were donated to other patients who were in desperate need. This donation is an example of the type of young man Colin was and the kind of family he grew up in.”
Brown joined CBCHS, one among Missouri’s most elite hockey highschool packages, after transferring from Illinois within the fall. He was seven video games into the season together with his new college.
“He was a talented and dedicated student who was enrolled in Honors courses, and he was a valuable member of our CBC Varsity Hockey team,” CBCHS stated in an announcement.
McCoy stated police acquired quite a few experiences from motorists and close by residents over the gunfire.
Police consider there was a rolling gunfight because the Browns traveled in the other way, based on Fox 2.
Detectives are reviewing newly acquired footage from the realm as they hunt for the suspected shooter.
“This type of violence is not going to be tolerated by us,” McCoy stated. “We would like individuals to really feel protected driving on the interstate and town of St. Louis.
“To have a 16-year-old boy who just left a hockey game get shot is incredibly rare. You don’t hear about cases of innocent bystanders being hit by stray bullets here. When those acts of violence occur, we will put the entire weight of this police department into finding who did it to make sure they are held accountable.”
The NHL’s St. Louis Blues teaching employees wore “72 Strong” pins honoring Brown’s uniform quantity and left a hockey stick outdoors their locker room earlier than their recreation Wednesday evening.
Calvin Brown expressed his gratitude to the St. Louis Police and Illinois State Police for “their continued efforts in apprehending the perpetrator(s) of this senseless crime against our beloved son, Colin” however stated that St. Louis officers ought to make “greater efforts” to assist police.
“As a family and as a former law enforcement official with over 28 years of experience, we believe that greater efforts are needed in the City of St. Louis and the surrounding region to support the police and equip them with the necessary tools to combat such senseless, violent gun crimes,” Brown stated on Sunday.
Town of St. Louis noticed 106 homicides by August 2024, a slight lower from the earlier 12 months (109), based on officers.
Officers boasted concerning the practically 40 p.c lower in homicides since St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones took workplace in April 2021.
“The death of Colin Brown is devastating news for our whole community,” Jones stated. “We were all praying for a miracle and are now overwhelmed with grief, sadness, and anger that this innocent teenager’s life has been taken. As the mother of a teenage son, I grieve with all who knew and loved this man.”
