St. Louis high school hockey star Colin Brown, 16, dead days after hes struck by stray bullet driving home from game with his dad

A 16-year-old Missouri high school hockey player died Wednesday days after a stray bullet struck him on a busy highway while he was driving home from his game with his father.Colin Brown, a sophomore at Christian Brothers College High School (CBCHS), was sitting in the passenger seat of his father Calvin’s car when he was shot around 10:30 p.m.on Interstate 55 in South St.

Louis Saturday night, according to First Alert 4.Brown was rushed to the hospital in critical condition before he succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday afternoon. “Colin — a beloved and talented hockey player — passed away but not before giving the ultimate gift of life,” St.Louis Metro Police Department Director of Public Affairs Mitch McCoy said.

“Colin’s organs were donated to other patients who were in desperate need.This donation is an example of the type of young man Colin was and the kind of family he grew up in.”Brown joined CBCHS, one of Missouri’s most elite hockey high school programs, after transferring from Illinois in the fall.

He was seven games into the season with his new school.“He was a talented and dedicated student who was enrolled in Honors courses, and he was a valuable member of our CBC Varsity Hockey team,” CBCHS said in a statement.McCoy said police received numerous reports from motorists and nearby residents over the gunfire. Police believe there was a rolling gunfight as the Browns traveled in the opposite direction, according to Fox 2.Detectives are reviewing newly acquired footage from the area as they hunt for the suspected shooter. “This type of violence is not going to be tolerated by us,” McCoy said.“We want people to feel safe driving on the interstate and the city of St.

Louis. “To have a 16-year-old boy who just left a hockey game get shot is incredibly rare.You don’t hear about cases of innocent bystanders being hit by stray bullets here.

When those acts of violence occur, we will put the entire weight of this police ...