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College football running back reportedly dies in shooting
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A college football running back has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest on Saturday, according to a report.
The Denver Post is reporting that Brett Ojiyi, a student-athlete at Colorado Mesa University, was killed from gunfire just after midnight on Saturday. He was a running back on the school’s football team.
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Grand Junction police wee called to a home in the 100 block of Main Street for a report of the shooting, according to the Denver Post. Officers located a man who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He died on the scene.
Ojiyi was a student at Colorado Mesa University and was a four-year member of the school’s football team.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB