Former Alcorn State wide receiver Tollette 'Tonka' George was fatally shot in Algiers, Louisiana on Friday night. That's the neighborhood in New Orleans where their police department responded to a call about for aggravated battery near a shooting around Vespasian Street and Lauradale Drive.
Upon getting to the scene, officers noticed an unidentified man — who ended up being George — with multiple gunshot wounds lying on the street. George was pronounced dead at the scene.
George was a standout at Edna Karr High School in New Orleans before graduating in 2011. He then played for five years as a receiver at Alcorn State. Alcorn is part of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, which mourned George on it website Saturday.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
[h/t The Advocate]
