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Sunday, 5 May 2024

MSU track runner shot and killed

Credit: FOX 47 News Michigan
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MSU track runner shot and killed
MSU track runner shot and killed

The Michigan State University community is mourning Tony Martin, a 19-year-old Spartan track runner who was shot to death.

TRACK STAR WAS SHOT AND KILLEDON SUNDAY.COACHES AND TEAMMATES GATHEREDTODAY... TO REMEMBER TONYMARTIN... ANDCELEBRATE HIS LIFE.FOX 47'S KYLIE KHAN WAS THERE..AND BRINGS US THIS REPORT.I LOOK AT ALL THESE ATHLETES ASMY KIDS AND SO IT WAS LIKE ADEATH IN MY FAMILY.

DOZENS OFSTUDENTS FROM THE M-S-U TRACKAND FIELD FAMILY ARE MOURNINGTHE LOSS OF TONY MARTIN.AS A HIGH SCHOOLER, MARTIN SETTHE SATE RECORD WITH A LONG JUMPOF 26 FEET, SIX INCHES.HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED AT A GASSTATION IN HIS HOMETOWN OFSAGINAW EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.IT HURTS TO BE A PART OF APROGRAM WITH SOMEONE SO YOUNG TOLOSE HIM THIS WAY KNOWING THATTHEREWAS SO MUCH HE WAS GOING TOACCOMPLISH LATER ON.

SO WE'REJUST GOING TO DO THIS FOR HIMAND NEXT SEASON FOR THEM, FOREVERYONE A PART OF THE TRACK ANDFIELD FAMILY WHETHER THEYWERE HERE DURING THIS TIME ORNOT, WE'RE GOING TO DEDICATEEVERYTHING ELSE TO HIM.MONDAY AFTERNOON, HIS TEAMMATESPAINTED THE ROCK ON CAMPUS ANDWROTE MEMORIES ONBALLOONS BEFORE RELEASING THEM.MANY REMEMBERING MARTIN'S DRIVEAND WORK ETHIC.THE FIRST THING I EVER HEARD HIMSAY, OR ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS,WAS THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE ABIGTEN CHAMPION HIS FIRST YEAR HERESO HE WAS REALLY CONFIDENT INHIMSELF.

ALL HE WANTED TO DO WASWORK HARD TO BE WHERE HE NEEDSTO BE.HE'S REALLY LIKE A LITTLEBROTHER TO ME AND I NEVER HAD ALITTLE BROTHER.

I'M THE YOUNGESTIN MY FAMILY.

SO IT DID FEELGOOD TO HAVE SOMEBODY YOUNGERTHAN ME THAT LOOKED UP TO MEJUST IF HE NEEDED ANYTHING.MARTIN LEAVES BEHIND A YOUNGSON.HIS RUN IN THE RACE OF LIFEENDING TOO SOON.IN EAST LANSING, KYLIE KHAN, FOX47 NEWS.SAGINAW POLICE TELL US...22-YEAR-OLD RICKY MORGAN WASALSO KILLED IN THESHOOTING.WE'LL LET

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