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01-02-2007, 02:58 PM
Denver Broncos football star Darrent Williams was shot to death yesterday as he sat with friends in his Hummer limo.
The New Year's day tragedy, which has shocked fans and the NFL, may have been sparked by an argument in a nightclub, according to police.
"We are investigating all angles and this is one possibility," Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson told The Post.
It was not clear what the argument was about or if the 24-year-old starting cornerback was directly involved in the early-morning brouhaha at a popular sports hangout.
"There was some confrontation between a group of people in the vehicle and a group at the nightclub," Jackson said. "We're trying to find out if those individuals involved in the [nightclub] confrontation could have been involved in this offense."
The shooting happened at around 2 a.m., minutes after Williams and a number of friends left The Shelter, which had been promoting the birthday of Denver Nugget basketball star Kenyon Martin, a former New Jersey Net.
Four blocks away, police said a white SUV with tinted windows pulled up alongside Williams' stretch Hummer and one of the occupants fired into the driver's side of the vehicle.
Williams was shot in the neck and died instantly, Bronco running back Tatum Bell told ESPN.
Bell, who had spoken on the telephone to Williams at around 10 p.m., as the pair made plans for the rest of the evening, said Williams had mentioned the argument.
It was not clear if Bell was with his buddy when he was killed, but Bell said Bronco wide receiver Javon Walker was a passenger and escaped injury.
Two others, a man and a woman were wounded, but their injuries were not life threatening.
Police were searching for suspects and no arrests had been made.
"He had a big heart and a lot of courage," said Cedric Smith, a Bronco coach, said of Williams. "It's a tragedy, a complete tragedy. It's sickening."
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The New Year's day tragedy, which has shocked fans and the NFL, may have been sparked by an argument in a nightclub, according to police.
"We are investigating all angles and this is one possibility," Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson told The Post.
It was not clear what the argument was about or if the 24-year-old starting cornerback was directly involved in the early-morning brouhaha at a popular sports hangout.
"There was some confrontation between a group of people in the vehicle and a group at the nightclub," Jackson said. "We're trying to find out if those individuals involved in the [nightclub] confrontation could have been involved in this offense."
The shooting happened at around 2 a.m., minutes after Williams and a number of friends left The Shelter, which had been promoting the birthday of Denver Nugget basketball star Kenyon Martin, a former New Jersey Net.
Four blocks away, police said a white SUV with tinted windows pulled up alongside Williams' stretch Hummer and one of the occupants fired into the driver's side of the vehicle.
Williams was shot in the neck and died instantly, Bronco running back Tatum Bell told ESPN.
Bell, who had spoken on the telephone to Williams at around 10 p.m., as the pair made plans for the rest of the evening, said Williams had mentioned the argument.
It was not clear if Bell was with his buddy when he was killed, but Bell said Bronco wide receiver Javon Walker was a passenger and escaped injury.
Two others, a man and a woman were wounded, but their injuries were not life threatening.
Police were searching for suspects and no arrests had been made.
"He had a big heart and a lot of courage," said Cedric Smith, a Bronco coach, said of Williams. "It's a tragedy, a complete tragedy. It's sickening."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01022007/news/nationalnews/nfl_star_is_blown_away_nationalnews_cynthia_r__fag en.htm