uconn football player stabbed

STORRS, Conn. — A University of Connecticut football player was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, hours after the team’s homecoming weekend victory over Louisville. Jasper Howard, 20, of Miami, a junior and starting cornerback, and a second person were stabbed during a fight after someone pulled a fire alarm during a dance at the UConn Student Union, police said. The dance was not related to the game, police said. Sunday afternoon, police were still looking for the perpetrator. “We’re actively following investigative leads,” said Maj. Ronald Blicher of the UConn Police when asked if authorities have a suspect. UConn students have been advised to be cautious, but Maj. Blicher said police do not believe the incident was a random act of violence. University President Michael Hogan told the Associated Press the stabbing is a tragedy for the entire university community. “I was in the locker room after the game yesterday. It was such a joyous moment,” Mr. Hogan said. “To go from that game and such a victory to the developments at 12:30 last night is such a tragedy.”

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