CHICAGO -- Authorities in Chicago were investigating the shooting death of the older brother of Notre Dame running back Robert Hughes.
Authorities said 24-year-old Earl Hughes was gunned down early Tuesday on Chicago's West Side. The incident is being investigated as a homicide.
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has granted Robert Hughes an indefinite leave from the team. The freshman has rushed for 42 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown this year for the Fighting Irish (1-7).
"I told him to come back when he's ready to come back," Weis said Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. "Something like that, how can you give him a time frame?"
A witness told investigators that she heard arguing and then shots fired before Earl Hughes, who worked as an athletic trainer, was found on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
Hughes was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:12 a.m. while undergoing surgery, the Tribune reported, citing the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Source: ESPN.com
No comments:
Post a Comment