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| Sam Ashaolu Sues Duquesne re: '06 Shooting
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| Denny Conroy DuquesneSports.net | Sep 10, 2008 |
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Sam Ashaolu, the Toronto, Ontario basketball player who never got a chance to play a game on the Bluff as a result of the September 2006 shootings, filed suit on Tuesday against Duquesne and those individuals found guilty of this crime. The lawsuit accuses the school of negligence that led to the shooting. Sam Ashaolu was one of five players shot on campus on Sept. 17, 2006, after a dance sponsored by the Black Student Union. Ashaolu was hit in the head by two bullets and some of the fragments remain in his brain. He has recovered from these life-threatening injuries but has not been able to further pursue a collegiate sports career. He is attending school this semester. Ashaolu played at Coastal Christian Academy in Virginia Beach, Va. and was recruited by Duquesne out of Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, N.D. where he had averaged 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds as a sophomore.
The lawsuit also names the Black Student Union, the convicted gunmen and others involved in the assault. Three other players who were wounded in the shooting (Stuard Baldonado, Shawn James and Kojo Mensah) previously filed similar actions in federal court. The fifth, Aaron Jackson, was the least seriously injured and was able to return to the team when practice restarted after the event. He is the lone senior on this season's team. Links Copyright © Scout.com and DuquesneSports.net | |