“I texted Witt telling him that we were thinking about him, praying for him,” Rolovich said. Rolovich said he immediately texted Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to offer condolences. Utah cornerback Aaron Lowe was shot and killed early Sunday at a house party in Salt Lake City, a few hours after the game. The shooting occurred a day before a tragedy involving Washington State's opponent. He made an initial court appearance in Whitman County on Monday and bond was set at $10,000. Harris, 23, remains jailed on suspicion of second degree assault.

Harris, who is also suspected of wounding Gray, told police he had been “jumped” and responded by pulling out a gun. Gray was later flown to Providence Sacred Heart in Spokane. Officers then located Gray, documents said.īoth men were taken to Pullman Regional Hospital, where Barre died. Harris III, who told officers a pistol lying on the ground next to Barre was his, according to police reports.Īs officers rendered aid to Barre, bystanders told them another person had been shot and was down the street, according to court documents. Officers found 23-year-old Liban Barre of Kent, Washington, on the ground with gunshot wounds.

Police in Pullman were responding to a noise complaint early Saturday when they heard gunshots one street over and just blocks from the Washington State campus, according to court documents. “We talked about playing inspired football for B.G.”

“It's a hard thing to hear on the morning of a game,” Rolovich said. The coach said he told his team about the shooting prior to the game. “These are not the phone calls you want to get,” Rolovich said. Gray has played sparingly and did not travel to Utah with the team. Saturday with news that 22-year-old Brandon Gray, a junior from Detroit, had been wounded near the campus in Pullman, Washington, while most of the team was on the road preparing to play at Utah later in the day. Rolovich said he was awakened around 2:30 a.m. A Washington State wide receiver was in stable condition in a hospital Monday after being shot during the weekend, coach Nick Rolovich said, although he did not have other details about the player's status.

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