STORRS, Conn. - Two vigils were held Monday for slain UConn football player Jasper Howard.
The incident occurred early Sunday morning. According the thier coach, one teammate performed CPR while another comforted Howard, who had been fatally stabbed during a fight outside a school-sanctioned dance.
Coach Randy Edsall wouldn't identify the teammates or say how many players witnessed the fight that led to the death of 20-year-old Jasper Howard, a native of Miami.
"One had Jasper in his arms and the other was pressuring where the wound went in and had blood on his hands," Edsall said. "And those two young men are pretty deeply affected right now."
The state's medical examiner's office said Monday that Howard died from a single stab wound to the abdomen. The death was ruled a homicide.
Monday, Connecticut football players held hands with other students, hugged and prayed at two vigils for Howard.
Candles were placed at the spot where Howard was stabbed in front of the student union. A memorial included flowers and a poster with the words "Live 365," along with photographs of Howard playing football and socializing with friends.
Outside the team's football complex, dozens of people joined hands Monday night and prayed. Desi Cullen, UConn's punter and a team captain, led the crowd in prayer, then thanked them, saying it had been a tough day for players, who met with Howard's family.
Another Connecticut football player was identified as a second victim in Sunday morning's fatal stabbing.
Brian Parker, a 19-year-old sophomore wide receiver from Sarasota, Fla., sustained minor injuries in the attack.
Parker, who is academically ineligible this season, is identified in a police report stemming from the arrest of Johnny Hood, a Hartford man taken into custody after the fight on charges of breach of peace and interfering with police.
The incident report says Parker identified Hood as one of those involved in the attack. Hood was arraigned Monday and ordered held on $100,000 bond.
More arrests are expected.
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