15-year-old Tennessee High School football player Jacques Nelson shot and killed
A fifteen year old high school football player from Tennessee was shot and killed in Frayser, Tennessee on Saturday.
Police have released the name of the victim and we are saddened to report that Jacques Nelson the standout football player for Central High School was the victim of the senseless crime.
Nelson was shot at the Breezy Point Apartments on Saturday, and police have obtained surveillance video of the shooting. It shows several people running, and a black car speeding away.
Calvin Austin III the NFL superstar is the first cousin of Nelson, and he dreamed of playing the NFL like his cousin.
According to reports, Nelson was at his cousin’s house when an argument occurred and there was one single shot.
The cousin reportedly knows of the shooter but is being tight lipped, according to Jacques’ family.
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