According to The Root, a Howard University running back, who returned to his Texas home while on holiday break, was shot and killed along with an 18-year-old man after the two men, along with an accomplice, reportedly attempted to rob an apartment.
The Denton Record Chronicle reports, Terrence Neal Tusan, 22, Jakobi Dmon Gipson and another man allegedly forced their way into a Denton, Texas apartment on Sunday and while police did not say how the shooting began, it is believed that the homeowners opened fire on the young men who all reportedly were wearing masks.
Gipson’s body was found inside the apartment according to the Denton Record Chronicle and Tusan’s body was found outside near the apartment.
On December 23rd, Howard University released a statement stating, “Today, the Howard University family mourns the loss of student athlete Terrence Tusan, a senior from Arlington, Texas, who was majoring in Leisure Studies. Terrence played as a running back on the Howard University Football team for three seasons. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Tusan family at this difficult time.”
Tusan’s mother said, “He was very happy with his grades,” she told the Record-Chronicle. “We were going to do some more Christmas shopping.”
Clarence Nevels, a former coach, family friend and mentor to the Howard Bison running back, told the Record-Chronicle that Tusan was a “good kid.”
“He had good grades and was just down at AT&T Stadium for Thanksgiving Day Madness Youth Football speaking to students about believing in themselves,” Nevels said. He told the newspaper that the young man he has known for some 15 years, didn’t have a criminal history and wasn’t associated with drugs.
