Denver Broncos' Darrent Williams (CB) gunned down

The Denver Post ^ | January 1, 2007 | Bill Williamson

[goarmy]

Broncos right cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and killed this morning. After leaving a nightclub in a limousine, Williams was shot and killed near 11th and Grant in Denver. The team confirmed the death of Williams. A female passenger also was shot, according to a source familiar with Williams.

Williams was 24.

"I learned from the Denver Police Deprtment that this incident has occured," Williams' agent, Jeff Griffin said early Monday morning. "No other details have been released. I sincerely offer my condolences and feelings to his family."

Williams was the Broncos' starting right cornerback and played his final game for the team in a 26-23 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers that eliminated Denver from the playoffs on New Year's Eve.

[Lurker]

My mom used to tell me "Be home by midnight. Nothing good ever happens after that."

How awful for the family and the team.

L

[Loud Mime]

One shocked Bronco fan here....

[Coldwater Creek]

Mom was very wise!!

Won't these sports celebs ever learn to stay out of joints?

[NYFreeper]

Please pray for his soul.....

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[Types_with_Fist]

Holy moly!

[kjo]

Until black cultural "leaders" address this culture of guns and rap, this is going to go on. Way too many black teens and early twenties types today dress like thugs, talk like thugs, and move like thugs, until they become...thuglike.

Sometimes this fashion slops over into action. Probably, that's what happened here.

Of course, pointing this out makes me racist.

[Loud Mime]

8th and Speer is completely shut down, according to KOA radio.

[maineman]

RIP

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Denver must not be having that bad weather as the media has been telling us.If there is bad weather and for no other reason he should've stayed home along with good common sense.

[Loud Mime]

The worst of the weather hit far south and East of Denver.

[dawn53]

After leaving a nightclub in a limousine, Williams was shot and killed near 11th and Grant in Denver

Is this poor journalism, or was he killed while in the limo? Guess the details will be forthcoming.

[mware]

I wonder if this has anything to do with the team losing?

I recall that nutcase in Brazil that killed one of their soccer players because they lost a game in the world cup.

[Loud Mime]

Live stream on the Bronco's channel:

http://www.850koa.com/pages/listen.html

[fieldmarshaldj]

May he rest in peace. Prayers for the other victim and their families.

[Canard]

"I recall that nutcase in Brazil that killed one of their soccer players because they lost a game in the world cup."

It was Columbia. Andreas Escobar, who scored an own goal in their loss to the USA in 1994, was shot dead back home in Medellin a week or two later.

[mware]

Thank you for the correction.

Prayers for the family.

[Trteamer]

Gang realated? Drug Realted? Any bets?

[Loud Mime]

Denver Police say that a car drove next to the Limo, then fired several shots into the car. They are looking for witnesses and need more information.

[CarolinaGOP]

"One shocked Bronco fan here...."

Make that two!

[Always Right]

How tragic. Prayers for his family.

[Tallguy]

...angry fan related?

[MaestroLC]

Sad. I wonder what happened. Details are sketchy, but it seems like a hit...?

[Pharmboy]

My guess would be he bumped a guy by accident in the bar (or more correctly, a guy bumped him) and then got in his face (NFL CBs would have no fear and not back down to anyone). He was with a woman which made the hypothetical confrontation more intense for his honor. The guy followed him out to the car and shot him.

[Trteamer]

That would not surprise me. Amazing how people worship these modern day gladiators.

[Salo]

NFL Ping.

[Tolsti]

The Tupac method. Crappy way to take someone out. Cowardly.

[devane617]

Yep. Guns and Rap are slowly creeping from Basketball to Football. Basketball is a lost cause IMHO. I hope the NFL stops it before it is too late.

[DCPatriot]

You prefer a duel perhaps? /s

[Puppage]

Won't these sports celebs ever learn to stay out of joints?

Not at 24 years old. Prayers to his family.

[finnigan2]

"Gang related? Drug Related? Any bets?"

- My bet is that the woman in the car with Williams at the time was some other dude's ho that he picked up back at the club.

[martin_fierro]

[jimbo123]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/01/bronco.killed.ap/index.html

Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said that a little after 2 a.m., the white Hummer limousine that Williams and two others were traveling in was sprayed with bullets from a vehicle that came up along its side.

[Dustbunny]

Amazing that this could happen. Prayers for the young lady and the families of both.

[alrea]

same shooter of julius hodge perhaps?

[Unicorn]

And die like thugs.

[Loud Mime]

Tattoos and thuggery; are they related?

[mware]

Just saw the vehicle, a hummer limo.

To be honest, never saw one of them,

Fox News just said another player may have been in the car with him.

[antivenom]

Until black cultural "leaders" address this culture of guns and rap, this is going to go on. Way too many black teens and early twenties types today dress like thugs, talk like thugs, and move like thugs, until they become...thuglike.

It's a cultural thag...just move along...

Rememeber the white culture will be the death of the ghetto culture and it will be a sad day when that happens

[em2vn]

Joints a nothing more than carpeted sewers.

[Gideon Reader]

WHO?

First: A VERY Happy and Healthy new year to every FReeper and their families.

I am delighted to be "out of the loop".
I have no interest in team sports and do not follow them or the individuals that feature within them.
I have never heard of this person, but it appears that he, as many other persons in Sports and the alleged "Music" field are somewhat prone towards catching fatal bullets whilst visiting nasty places.

Seems like a pretty easy problem to solve. Dont go there!
I'm sorry for this fellows problem but more sorry for his family.
Celebs (or all colors and types and gender )seem to do this a lot, dont they?

[Hardastarboard]

Basketball is a lost cause IMHO

Not just your, HO, unfortunately. What a pity, it was the most active, atheltic of all the major sports, IMHO. Too bad the fools who play it ruined it.

[mware]

I can't see how any fan would be ticked off with his performance last night.

On Sunday against the 49ers, he had a sack, a forced fumble, and led the team with seven sacks.

[bcsco]

Sincere condolences to the family from one very happy Packers fan.

[hnj_00]

soemhow this will wind up as Bush/republicans fault for not giving more to the poor...and not having more gun control laws!!!!

this is just another outgrowth or rap/hip hop and all the other of that most civilized culture that honors guns/violence/and hoes!!!!

too bad this has been murdered but when one examines most of this culture it is not an isolated indicident....look at the streets of Philadelphia!!!!

[exhaustguy]

That is what happened to Lyman Bostock, a baseball player for the Angels, in the 1970s.

[silent_jonny]

The NFL and nightclubs don't mix.

More examples

[StoneGiant]

I can't help but wonder if somebody didn't cover the spread...

[grjr21]

mom used to tell me "Be home by midnight. Nothing good ever happens after that."

What  ? ... It was New years Eve.  The whole point is to stay out until after midnight