Football player Ty Jordan died at the age of 19.
Salt Lake City (Utah/ USA) – Football-Rookie Ty Jordan died when she was just 19 years old. The young player of the Utah Utes was killed by gunshot wounds – probably in a tragic accident.
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Like the US sports broadcaster ESPN citing Denton, Texas Police Department reports that a shooting was reported to police on Friday evening.
Jordan originally comes from Mesquite, which like Denton is adjacent to Dallas. The 19-year-old was probably on home leave over the holidays.
Rescue workers immediately carried out life-saving measures on the injured Ty Jordan and then took him to a hospital. But once there, the doctors could only determine the death of the football shooting star.
“After an initial investigation, we believe it was a shooting accident in which the victim accidentally shot himself,” Denton police spokeswoman llison Beckwith told ESPN.
Utah’s footballers also mourn their late sports comrade and show Jordan on Instagram with a photo that shows the running back in action.
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Ty Jordan was considered a great football talent. This year he was named “Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year”, an honor for young players.
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