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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Daily Mail
High school football star, 16, dead in New Jersey shooting as family mourn 'tragic accident'
A New Jersey community is in mourning after the shocking death of a 16-year-old high school football star who was shot in the head on Friday night. Xyere Brooks died in hospital two hours after being shot inside a Camden County house, in what his family have described as a tragic accident. Investigations are still ongoing into how the incident unfolded, but the victim's brother Manazh Tomkins told 6ABC: 'She put the gun to his head, and I guess she didn't expect it to go off. 'To make a long story short, the gun went off on my brother, and he's no longer here with us.' Brooks was a sophomore at Kipp High School in Camden, and was a star of the football academy with the likes of Rutgers and Syracuse already taking interest in him, according to his mother Antoinette Brooks. Speaking to local media, she added: 'These parents that are leaving their unsupervised teenage kids at home and not knowing what they may come into their homes with... there has to be a better way.' No criminal charges have currently been filed, and the identity of the girl mentioned by Brooks' brother has not been released by cops. Brooks' school also paid tribute to the 16-year-old in a post on Instagram, alongside which they posted a photo of him on the football field, and one of his first day at school. 'This week, our KCNA community is mourning and honoring the life of KHS Camden sophomore Xyere Brooks. 'Xyere began his journey with us at KIPP Lanning Square Middle as a fifth grader with a smile that could light up a room, a competitive spirit, and the kind of energy that brought joy to every hallway and dance battle. 'At @khscamden, Xyere was a committed student, a loyal and encouraging teammate and friend, and a standout football player whose talent and drive were evident to all who knew him. 'As a forever member of the LSM familia and a proud Titan, Xyere will be deeply missed by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.'
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS High school football star, 16, dead in New Jersey shooting as family mourn 'tragic accident'
A New Jersey community is in mourning after the shocking death of a 16-year-old high school football star who was shot in the head on Friday night. Xyere Brooks died in hospital two hours after being shot inside a Camden County house, in what his family have described as a tragic accident. Investigations are still ongoing into how the incident unfolded, but the victim's brother Manazh Tomkins told 6ABC: 'She put the gun to his head, and I guess she didn't expect it to go off. 'To make a long story short, the gun went off on my brother, and he's no longer here with us.' Brooks was a sophomore at Kipp High School in Camden, and was a star of the football academy with the likes of Rutgers and Syracuse already taking interest in him, according to his mother Antoinette Brooks. Speaking to local media, she added: 'These parents that are leaving their unsupervised teenage kids at home and not knowing what they may come into their homes with... there has to be a better way.' No criminal charges have currently been filed, and the identity of the girl mentioned by Brooks' brother has not been released by cops. Brooks' school also paid tribute to the 16-year-old in a post on Instagram, alongside which they posted a photo of him on the football field, and one of his first day at school. 'This week, our KCNA community is mourning and honoring the life of KHS Camden sophomore Xyere Brooks. 'Xyere began his journey with us at KIPP Lanning Square Middle as a fifth grader with a smile that could light up a room, a competitive spirit, and the kind of energy that brought joy to every hallway and dance battle. 'At @khscamden, Xyere was a committed student, a loyal and encouraging teammate and friend, and a standout football player whose talent and drive were evident to all who knew him. 'As a forever member of the LSM familia and a proud Titan, Xyere will be deeply missed by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.'
CBS News
a day ago
- Politics
- CBS News
16-year-old Camden student shot and killed inside home, officials say
Trump travel ban now in effect, charges pending after IED material found in Moorestown, more news Trump travel ban now in effect, charges pending after IED material found in Moorestown, more news Trump travel ban now in effect, charges pending after IED material found in Moorestown, more news A New Jersey community is mourning after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed in Camden on Friday. Xyere Brooks, of Camden, was shot inside a home on the 1500 block of Thorn Street Friday around 12:35 p.m., according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, the prosecutor's office said. Brooks was a sophomore at KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy and a member of the football team, the school posted on Facebook. He was "a committed student, a loyal and encouraging teammate and friend, and a standout running back whose talent and drive were evident to all who knew him," the post says. Brooks previously attended KIPP Lanning Square Middle School. The social media post says he arrived at the school in fifth grade with "a smile that could light up a room, a competitive spirit, and the kind of energy that brought joy to every hallway and dance battle." "As a forever member of the LSM familia and a proud Titan, Xyere will be deeply missed by everyone who had the privilege of knowing and supporting him," the post says. Grief support will be available for KIPP students and staff this week, the Facebook post says. Multiple other young people were in the home during the incident, officials said. Detectives are investigating, but no criminal charges have been filed, the prosecutor's office said.
