Rams Ex Aqib Talib 'Just Feet Away' from Fatal Shooting At Texas Youth Football Game
DALLAS - Details are emerging about a tragic incident that includes the mention of former Los Angeles Rams standout Aqib Talib.
It is alleged that Talib's brother, Yaqub Talib, shot and killed a youth football coach at a game in Lancaster, Texas, near Dallas.
It's now being reported that Aqib Talib, 36, was physical close to his 39-year-old brother at the time of the shooting. TMZ - saying Aqib was "just feet away'' - has posted an exclusive video of the fatal shooting which appears to show how close in proximity Talib was to the incident.
Talib's lawyer has released a statement that does indeed confirm that the former NFL standout, who played 12 years in the NFL for the Buccaneers, Patriots, Broncos, and Rams, was there during the shooting.
“Aqib was present when this unfortunate incident occurred and is very distraught and devastated over this terrible loss of life,” the statement reads via ProFootballTalk. "He would like to convey his condolences to the family of the victim and to everyone who witnessed this unfortunate tragedy.”
Talib's brother Yaqub turned himself in to authorities on Monday after the coach, Michael Hickmon, a grandfather and father of three from Lancaster, was pronounced dead at a local DFW hospital.
Aqib, who attended high school in Dallas and has a home there, was recently hired as a national NFL analyst for Amazon.
Police are also still investigating the circumstances that led up to the shooting, but also noted that it centered on an "altercation (between opposing coaches that) became physical, leading to the suspect pulling out a firearm and shooting Mr. Hickmon multiple times. After the shooting, the suspect fled the scene in an unidentified vehicle, taking the firearm with him."
Authorities issued a warrant accusing Yaqub Talib of murder, a first-degree felony.
