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UConn student killed outside Union
Football player Jasper Howard stabbed to death early Sunday morning, culprit unknown
Kate Monohan
Issue date: 10/19/09 Section: News
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Howard was a 5th-semester exploratory major and a starting cornerback who had just celebrated UConn's 38-25 Homecoming win over Louisville on Saturday. He was also an expectant father.
Howard was one of two people that were stabbed outside the Union on Sunday. Both stabbings occurred between Gampel Pavilion and Glenbrook Road, Blicher said. Due to the close proximity of the stabbings, the incidents are being treated as one case rather than two.
Police have identified the second victim as a UConn student, but Blicher did not say whether or not this victim was another student athlete.
Howard and the other victim were taken to Windham Community Memorial Hospital by ambulance. The other victim was treated and released from Windham Hospital, while Howard was LifeStar airlifted to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, where he later died.
Though the motives for the stabbings are still unclear, it is known there was a fight between two groups of people, some who were armed with knives, Blicher said. The number of people fighting has not yet been determined.
A fire alarm at the Union was pulled at 12:26 a.m., which led to the evacuation of more than 300 students to the Hillside Road/Fairfield Way area outside the building, Blicher said. The motive and person responsible for pulling the alarm are still being investigated, but there appears to be no emergency reason for it to have been pulled.
The West Indian Student Awareness Organization (WISAO) held a dance in the Student Union Ballroom that night, which brought many non-students to campus. The fight was thought to involve UConn students and non-UConn students, Blicher said.
The dance was being chaperoned by two UConn police officers. These officers went outside when the alarm was pulled and were monitoring the crowd, Blicher said. Students notified one of these officers of the first stabbing after it had occurred, but as the officer arrived at the scene, the other stabbing occurred nearby.
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Sammy Davids
posted 10/19/09 @ 12:22 PM EST
this is an unfortunate and sad event but I still feel safe on campus. I feel this event would not have been prevented even if there were more police present. (Continued…)
David Steuber
posted 10/19/09 @ 1:28 PM EST
This is a great article. It's very well written- some of the best journalism the Daily Campus has printed in a while. In case no one at the DC saw it, the Hartford Courant would seem to agree:
http://blogs. (Continued…)
David Steuber
David Steuber
posted 10/19/09 @ 1:30 PM EST
This is a great article. It's very well written- some of the best journalism the Daily Campus has printed in a while. In case no one at the DC saw it, the Hartford Courant would seem to agree:
http://blogs. (Continued…)
JCMF
posted 10/19/09 @ 6:48 PM EST
While it used to seem extreme and annoying, now I wish that UConn had just one entrance with a check station, like other colleges do. This is the first murder in recent memory, but certainly not the first shocking violent crime, especially from non-students. (Continued…)
Cardiovascular Health
posted 10/20/09 @ 2:21 AM EST
It is a terrible thing when someone this young dies. Also the person got killed by following Obama's advice of going to college. Also women have a one in 4 chance of being raped in college. (Continued…)
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