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Report: 3-star football recruit in 2020 class killed in shooting
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Another rising football star has lost his life to violence.
247Sports has reported that Joshua Ancrum, a three-star football recruit in the 2020 class was killed in a shooting on Tuesday. The details of the incident have not been released at this time.
The South Florida Express, Ancrum’s 7-on-7 team, tweeted out a message mourning the loss on Tuesday evening.
Today we are saddened to find out about the passing of one of our current players. Josh, you’re funny and charismatic attitude will forever live in our hearts. You will never be forgotten and will be missed🕊 LLJA pic.twitter.com/eKiVbY0g3v
— SFE (@SouthFLExpress) May 21, 2019
Ancrum was a three-star cornerback and held offers from Bowling Green, FIU, Southern Miss and USF. According to 247Sports, he was likely to receive more offers “thanks to a strong showing at The Opening Miami.”
Ancrum was a native of Miami, Florida. According to the report, the shooting occurred near Miami Gardens.
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