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Micah Tennant, the 10-year-old boy who wasshot last week in New Jersey at a high school football game, has died.
“On behalf of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, we would like to express our sincere condolences to the Tennant family on the tragic passing of Micah,” Tyner said.
“Words at this time seem so insufficient to portray the anger and outrage that our community feels regarding his loss,” he continued. “However, his spirit will live on in so many people that he inspired.”
Tennant was one of three people injuredon Friday night during a football gameat Pleasantville High School in New Jersey.
A 15-year-old boy suffered a graze wound in the attack, but was treated at the hospital and then released; a 27-year-old male victim who was shot is in stable condition but needed surgery, according to the prosecutor’s office.
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Pleasantville High School was hosting Camden High School for a state playoff game when six shots were fired from the stands on the Pleasantville’s side more than halfway through the third quarter,Jersey Sports Zonereported.
The incident unfolded at 8:29 p.m., Pleasantville Police Chief Sean Rigginannounced at a press conferenceon Friday evening. At the time, Camden was winning 6-0 with 4 minutes, 58 seconds left, according toThe Press of Atlantic City.
Theremainder of the game was heldat the Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field, where the players from both high school teams linked arms in solidarity.
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Five people were arrestedover the weekend in connection with the shooting, including 31-year-old Alvin Wyatt, who was charged with two counts of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
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“I have directed the charges against Alvin Wyatt be immediately upgraded to Murder,” Tyner said in the Wednesday release. “The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office will seek to prosecute this matter to the fullest extent of the law.”
Four other males at the game were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and certain persons not to possess a weapon: Vance Golden, 26, Michael Mack, 27, Tyrell Dorn, 28, and Shahid Dixon, 27, who was also charged with eluding.
It was not immediately clear if Wyatt and the other men charged have attorneys that can comment on their behalf.
AGoFundMewas created over the weekend to help fund Tennant’s medical bills. As of Wednesday, more than $26,000 had been raised of the $30,000 goal.
source: people.com
