Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2009
Description: (NECN: Tom Langford, Storrs, Conn.) - Police in Connecticut are searching for the murderer of University of Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard, who was stabbed to death over the weekend. Police say the fight took place around 12:30 a.m. Sund...
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" Coach says he chose the University of Connecticut to escape the violence in his Miami neighborhood this morning players and friends are mourning the death of teammate. Who was stabbed to death on campus this weekend and -- and tunneling -- is live in stores Connecticut with the latest good morning time."
" Good morning Karen police today are beginning the second day of their investigation this stabbing took place during a fight on campus a lot of people witnessed this fight. But so far there have been no arrests. Not be random act of violence University of Connecticut police say the fight took place around 12:30 AM Sunday outside the student union. Someone pulled a fire alarm during a school sponsored dance and as the building was evacuated two groups got into an argument. Twenty year old Jasper Howard -- starting quarterback for Huskies football team was stabbed and killed. Mother who lives in Florida talked with him on the phone earlier that night."
" Okay David good. It came yesterday. If before then I think I live in. Anything mom cool excellent patient sale teaches he beat us."
" It's -- something. Maybe before the dance Howard helped lead the Huskies football team to a big win over Louisville. Added eleven tackles and was part of the key play."
" But they're pretty good into the goes through -- credentials news."
" Howard's friend Darius Butler who now plays for the New England Patriots spoke with him after the game."
" The sudden. I have some of the tough situation. Especially on the kind of -- vision racing the kid off to those wounded patients -- mr. -- I don't know definitely you should do."
" The police say they're still interviewing witnesses and sorting through the details of what led to the stabbing one other person was hurt although that person is not being identified. Meantime Howard's teammates who called him jazz say be -- remember him for the rest of their lives."
" So we're not just gonna get through it. We're gonna take some then every single player on this team will takes on the way from this experience. And we will all grow from this experience. And become better men because of --"
" Howard and his girlfriend are expecting a baby his teammates say that they now feel like they will all -- uncles to that child care. That Tom is the -- planning on playing the next football game on Saturday. They actually are they say they -- go ahead and play that game on Saturday they say they do play it's all of our Howard subway at that game although they still haven't figured out exactly what -- All right Tom Langford in stores Connecticut thank you."