Star high school athlete shot dead in Southern California

A star highschool soccer participant was shot to dying on a Southern California avenue and police have been looking for his killer.

Richard Reed Jr., 17, was pronounced lifeless on the scene shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday on a nook in Victorville, about an hour’s drive northeast of Los Angeles in San Bernardino County, authorities mentioned.

No arrests have been instantly made and particulars of the capturing or its motive weren’t instantly launched.

Reed attended Silverado Excessive College in Silverado the place he was on the honour roll and was a varsity participant for the Hawks soccer group, based on an announcement issued Monday by the Victor Valley Union Excessive College District.

A linebacker and working again, he was named Desert Sky League defensive participant of the 12 months in 2021, based on the district.

“This can be a heartbreaking loss for the scholars, workers, and households,” district Superintendent Carl Coles mentioned within the assertion, which mentioned the varsity was offering grief counseling sources on campus for college students and workers “for so long as they’re wanted.”

His household and teammates held a memorial vigil on Monday evening.

Silverado head coach Keron Jones mentioned the senior was amongst solely a handful of scholars who began all 4 seasons on the varsity stage.

“He was that good,” Jones informed the Los Angeles Occasions. “His vitality was infectious. He was so revered by his teammates.”

“Richard’s life was soccer, and his dream was all the time to pursue knowledgeable profession within the sport that outlined him,” based on a GoFundMe web page set as much as assist cowl his funeral and burial prices.

Reed’s group has a first-round playoff sport scheduled for Friday night and it’ll proceed in his honor, officers mentioned.

“Most of the gamers are nonetheless in shock, and after we heard the information at this time, soccer was the furthest factor from our minds,” Silverado Excessive College Principal Heather Conkle mentioned within the district assertion. “However the gamers are additionally extraordinarily unified proper now. They need to play this sport for Richard.”