Jyilek Harrington, a football player at West Virginia State, was fatally shot during what the university says is being investigated by police as a home invasion.

A West Virginia State University football player was sadly killed in a shooting earlier this week. North Carolina native Jyilek Harrington was shot multiple times following an incident at an apartment complex.

West Virginia State University football player Jyilek Harrington died at age 21 after being shot during an apparent home invasion at an off-campus apartment complex. Harrington was pronounced dead with multiple gunshot wounds on the evening of Wednesday,