Giants Draft Pick Corey Ballentine Injured in Kansas Shooting, 1 Other Dead
Ballentine is expected to make a full recovery.
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The New York Giants’ 6th round draft pick Corey Ballentine was injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Kansas that left a fellow Washburn University student dead, local outlet WIBW13 reports Sunday. The details of the shooting aren’t yet clear: investigators responded to reports of gunfire at 12:45 a.m. in Topeka, Kansas, and found Dwane Simmons dead in the street. Ballentine was taken to the hospital for a non-life threatening gunshot wound, and is expected to make a full recovery. The two men, both 23, were reportedly close friends. Simmons, a junior, still played for Washburn’s football team, and was described by the head coach as “one of the most energetic and well-liked players I have ever coached at Washburn.” Simmons had already left the team, and had been drafted by the Giants just hours before the shooting.
Washburn president Dr. Jerry Farley just sent out this statement. "Any time we lose a student it is a sad occasion, but it is particularly poignant to lose a student through such a senseless act." pic.twitter.com/5bdd8rPIRS
— Tyler Greever (@WIBWTyler) April 28, 2019
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