UPDATE: Calgary police aren’t exactly yet sure why Mylan Hicks was shot.
At a press conference today, Insp. Don Coleman said Hicks was killed outside the Marquee Beer Market at around 2:30 a.m, in an incident that likely stemmed from a confrontation inside the bar.
He said an altercation took place inside, and continued out front once the bar closed. Coleman said it appears the confrontation escalated until shots were fired, but that police aren’t sure if Hicks was targeted specifically.
“We’re not sure what the intent of the rounds being fired were,” he said.
Hicks was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after the incident, but died a short time later.
Police say they have a suspect in custody, after they arrested three men in connection with the incident, one of whom is known to them.
He said an autopsy will be conducted on Hicks tomorrow.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Calgary Stampeders are mourning the loss the defensive back Mylan Hicks, after he was killed early this morning in a Calgary nightclub.
In a statement posted this morning, the Stampeders say they are “devastated” by the 23-year-old’s death.
“Mylan’s life was taken in act of violence early on Sunday morning,” the statement reads.
Stampeders mourn the death of Mylan Hicks → https://t.co/gxKc1owfdY pic.twitter.com/e6b7DHkg7s
— Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) September 25, 2016
“Obviously this is an extremely difficult and upsetting time for the players and staff,” said Stampeders president and general manager John Hufnagel. “It’s a terrible tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mylan’s family.”
The loss of this 23-year-old young man at this stage of his life and his career is an unfathomable tragedy,” said Ken King, president and CEO of the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation. “Our sympathies to Mylan’s family and to the Stampeders family of players, coaches and staff.”
Hicks was a member of the Stampeders practice roster, who previously played for Michigan State.
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