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Denver Broncos' Darrent Williams (CB) gunned down
The Denver Post ^ | January 1, 2007 | Bill Williamson

Posted on 01/01/2007 4:34:43 AM PST by goarmy

Broncos right cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and killed this morning. After leaving a nightclub in a limousine, Williams was shot and killed near 11th and Grant in Denver. The team confirmed the death of Williams. A female passenger also was shot, according to a source familiar with Williams.

Williams was 24.

"I learned from the Denver Police Deprtment that this incident has occured," Williams' agent, Jeff Griffin said early Monday morning. "No other details have been released. I sincerely offer my condolences and feelings to his family."

Williams was the Broncos' starting right cornerback and played his final game for the team in a 26-23 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers that eliminated Denver from the playoffs on New Year's Eve.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: afc; bloods; broncos; crips; denver; denverbroncos; gangs; gangsta; gangster; hairandtats; nfl; nflthuglife; playa; pothead
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To: goarmy

How tragic for him and his family. Prayers for their comfort.


61 posted on 01/01/2007 6:23:31 AM PST by SoftballMominVA
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To: EDINVA
Same here from what I saw he played very well in yesterdays game. He had a sack, a forced fumble and lead the team in sacks.

Without further information, all I can say is he was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

62 posted on 01/01/2007 6:25:22 AM PST by mware (By all that you hold dear... on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
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To: Loud Mime

One shocked Bronco fan here.......................

One shocked Patriot fan here! Sympathies to his family and to the Broncos.


63 posted on 01/01/2007 6:26:16 AM PST by Grateful One
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To: goarmy
I dont know this guy. I will assume he was an ok guy. That said I am willing to bet he hung around some shady characters. Which for the life of me I wont understand. 24 years old a millionaire why he needs to be hanging around thugs I will never get

Again, I dont know him or who his freinds were. Just a guess.
64 posted on 01/01/2007 6:26:44 AM PST by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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To: kjo

Pointing it out does not make you racist, but it extends beyond rap. The US went to hell when drugs became widely available and used during the '60s. Black families were mostly intact before then and blacks knew the value of a good education. When drugs came to the community, dealing and stealing was a way to support the habit and to make money. Then doped up criminals with guns took over and people were dying all over the black neighborhoods. Liberals responded by offering money to people to stay doped up and unemployed and trying to take away guns from everybody. Drugs and government handouts have enslaved the inner city and made people stupid. They think that standing on the street corner, getting high and waving a gun is a business model for success. Prayers for Williams' family and the Broncos organization.


66 posted on 01/01/2007 6:36:00 AM PST by rabidralph (Happy New Year, y'all!)
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To: Trteamer

11th and Grant at 2 AM? No, I won't take that bet.


67 posted on 01/01/2007 6:36:26 AM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: devane617; kjo
Yep. Guns and Rap are slowly creeping from Basketball to Football. Basketball is a lost cause IMHO. I hope the NFL stops it before it is too late.

Consider that the NFL did nothing to discipline Ray Lewis.

68 posted on 01/01/2007 6:38:33 AM PST by Paleo Conservative (Karl Rove isn't magnificent.)
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To: Paleo Conservative
From a couple of weeks ago...

Player Arrests Put the NFL in A Defensive Mode High Number Alarms League As It Works to Protect Its Image

Let's hear it for the National Felons League.

69 posted on 01/01/2007 6:41:32 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: OCCASparky

For us non-Denverites, can you describe that neighborhood?


70 posted on 01/01/2007 6:44:05 AM PST by NativeNewYorker (Freepin' Jew Boy)
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To: exhaustguy

he was a classy guy..I remember one year he had a truly sucky season and offered to give his salary back because he felt he hadn't earned it..Gene Autry refused his offer and paid him anyway..


71 posted on 01/01/2007 6:57:43 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32 (I'm a Patriot Guard Rider..www.patriotguard.org for info..)
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To: NativeNewYorker

It happend at 11th and Speer. Speer Boulevard is a through street that runs along the west side of downtown Denver. It runs by the Pepsi Center. Mostly businesses and some lofts, as well as the Auraria campus line the 4 lane boulevard. As far as I know it's not a high crime area.


72 posted on 01/01/2007 7:06:03 AM PST by Hornet19 (Be Politically Erect.)
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To: mainepatsfan; scott says; MikefromOhio

NFL ping...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prayers for his family and for the young woman's recovery.


73 posted on 01/01/2007 7:16:43 AM PST by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: devane617

Basketball isn't lost yet. (See: PHX SUNS!!) Besides being a Suns fan, I think culturally their success is absolutely critical to the sport. If they can win the NBA championship, it will send a message that "thug ball" is not necessary to success.


74 posted on 01/01/2007 7:24:57 AM PST by LS
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To: derllak

Did you see this?


75 posted on 01/01/2007 7:25:41 AM PST by sweetliberty (Stupidity should make you sterile!)
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To: mewzilla
Denver CO Crime Statistics (2005 Crime Data)
76 posted on 01/01/2007 7:28:20 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: goarmy

Sad...really sad. What a way to start the new year.


77 posted on 01/01/2007 7:28:27 AM PST by indcons (Felow FReepers - Best Wishes for 2007.)
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To: goarmy; WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
From the ESPN article:

In December, Williams spoke of his desire to return to his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, this offseason to talk to kids about staying out of gangs.

I'll let that stand to those who say he probably mixed with the wrong crowd.

78 posted on 01/01/2007 7:34:45 AM PST by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: jan in Colorado

ping


79 posted on 01/01/2007 7:36:26 AM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: mware
I can't see how any fan would be ticked off with his performance last night.

Was he supposed to throw the game and didn't? You know, just because the Broncs lost doesn't mean these deals don't need to be enforced.


Heck, I can make speculations without data with the best of them! ;-)

80 posted on 01/01/2007 7:38:57 AM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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