A highschool soccer star from New Jersey was tragically killed in a capturing final week, police introduced on Monday.
In response to the Camden County Prosecutors’ Workplace in Camden, N.J., 16-year-old Xyere Brooks died after he was shot at round 12:30 p.m. on Friday inside an house. Authorities say they’re nonetheless investigating the circumstances surrounding the capturing, 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia reports.
Police mentioned a number of juveniles had been inside the house on the time a gun went off. Manazh Tompkins, Brooks’ brother, indicated that the capturing was an accident.
“She put the gun to his head, and I assume she did not anticipate it to go off. To make a protracted story quick, the gun went off on my brother, and he is not right here with us,” Tompkins informed 6ABC Motion Information.
Brooks’ mom, Antoinette Brooks, additionally made a remark concerning the tragedy.
“These mother and father which are leaving their unsupervised teenage youngsters at house and never understanding what they might come into their properties with, there needs to be a greater manner,” Antoinette Brooks mentioned.
Antoinette Brooks and Tompkins mentioned Xyere Brooks excelled each on and off the sector at Kipp Excessive Faculty in Camden. They mentioned he had spoken with Syracuse and Rutgers about taking part in soccer in faculty.
No expenses had been filed within the case as of Monday night, with investigators saying they had been nonetheless working to know what led to the tragic incident.
