West Virginia State’s Jyilek Harrington killed in taking pictures; college to carry second of silence earlier than house sport

Harrington was a senior member of the Yellow Jackets, a Division II program. He transferred to the varsity in 2024 from Carson-Newman and beforehand performed at Erskine Faculty. He posted eight tackles in this system’s 27-24 season-opening win towards Barton Faculty. 

“Jyilek really embodied what it meant to be a student-athlete and was a pacesetter not solely on campus however in the neighborhood,” athletic director Nate Burton mentioned in an announcement. “The athletic division is making a fund in reminiscence of Jyilek, and all donations shall be distributed to a company in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, to complete his work.” 

Charleston Police declare a number of gunshots have been fired throughout a disturbance at an condo advanced, the place Harrington was discovered with a number of wounds and declared lifeless on the scene. There haven’t been any suspects recognized within the taking pictures. 

West Virginia State will maintain a second of silence for Harrington earlier than this system’s house opener on Thursday evening towards Harrington’s former college, Carson-Newman. 

“Carson-Newman joins West Virginia State in mourning the premature passing of former student-athlete Jyilek Harrington,” Carson-Newman athletic director Matt Pope mentioned in an announcement. “The Harrington household and the Yellow Jackets’ campus neighborhood is in our prayers. Information like that is unhappy to listen to anytime, however right this moment it feels worse with two groups who knew him coming collectively to play.”