A football player for Ohio’s University of Toledo was fatally gunned down outside a pizza joint — and the shooter remains at large.
Jahneil Douglas, 22, a defensive lineman on the Toledo Rockets, was shot outside Gino’s Pizza in the city’s downtown around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, local media reported.
Police say there was a fight outside the eatery between two men when shots rang out, WTOL reported.
Douglas was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
No arrests were immediately made.
The 6-foot-3 football player was in his junior year at the college and majored in communication studies, according to WTVG.
Rockets head coach Jason Candle said in a statement that the team is “heartbroken” by the news.
“The Toledo Football family is heartbroken by the loss of Jahneil,” Candle said.
“He was a hard-working young man who was loved by all his teammates and coaches,” said Candle. “Our sincerest condolences go out to Jahneil’s family and friends during these difficult times. Jahneil will forever be a part of the Rocket Football family.”
Mike O’Brien, the university’s director of athletics, said, “We were all shocked to learn of the tragic death of Jahneil Douglas.”