The Auburn University family is mourning the death of redshirt freshman Jakell Mitchell. Mitchell was shot dead early this morning at an apartment complex in Auburn.
This is the second time n Auburn player has been shot in this same complex.
Auburn Police Capt. Will Matthews told The Associated Press that police responded at 12:25 a.m. Sunday to a shots fired call the Tiger Lodge apartment complex, where the 18-year-old Mitchell was found. Mitchell was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Matthews said an investigation is ongoing and no suspects were in custody. No further details were released.
Mitchell redshirted this season for the Auburn Tigers. He was expected to contend for a starting spot next season at H-Back and tight end.
The shooting Sunday happened at the same apartment complex Desmonte Leonard killed three men at a party in the summer of 2012, according to al.com.
Jurors convicted Leonard of capital murder in the shooting deaths of former Auburn football players Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips along with DeMario Pitts.
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