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EX-NFL star shot dead in his house: Patriots react in shock

2020-06-09T10:21:26.344Z


A former New England Patriots NFL player has been shot dead in his home. Apparently it wasn't an accidental attack.


A former New England Patriots NFL player has been shot dead in his home. Apparently it wasn't an accidental attack.

  • Former NFL player Reche Caldwell is dead.
  • He was shot in his house.
  • Apparently it was a targeted attack.

Tampa / Florida / USA - "We are in deep grief," was the way the New England Patriots' NFL * team responded to the news that their former football player, Reche Caldwell, had died. However, the circumstances under which the 41-year-old former Patriots player was killed are particularly shocking .

Ex-NFL star shot dead: he was attacked in his home

According to initial findings, Caldwell was shot in cold blood in his home in Tampa, Florida. That comes from a report of the American portalTMZ emerged. Compared to the news page, the mother of the NFL player who once played alongside star quarterback Tom Brady * also confirmed her son's death.

Accordingly, Caldwell was shot on Saturday. According to the mother, the 41-year-old was about to go on a date with his girlfriend. When he went back to the house to get his jacket, he was attacked by people who jumped out of the bushes, the girlfriend reported. The attackers said they wanted to rob Caldwell.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Patriot Reche Caldwell.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. pic.twitter.com/mxBtkTXTKD

- New England Patriots (@Patriots) June 7, 2020

Ex-football player shot: police say: no accident

The attack apparently escalated: When the police arrived at Caldwell's house, they found the NFL star with gunshot wounds in the leg and chest in the front yard of the house. Officials started life-saving measures on the spot. Caldwell was then taken to the hospital in an ambulance, but died on the way from his injuries.

The police meanwhile do not assume that the attack was a coincidence. Accordingly, Caldwell could have been the victim of a targeted attack. The case is under investigation. 

The New England Patriots mourned Caldwell via Twitter. They wrote on a black and white picture: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of the former patriot Reche Caldwell. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends ”.

Ex-Patriots player Aaron Hernandez also caused a sensation. He ended up in prison for crimes and died there. *

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* tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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