Jaguars: Brother of linebacker Telvin Smith killed in Georgia
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Authorities say Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith’s brother has been shot to death in south Georgia.
The team on Monday confirmed that Smith’s younger brother, Brian, was killed.
Please keep Telvin Smith and his family in your thoughts and prayers following the tragic passing of his brother, Brian, on Sunday evening.
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) November 14, 2016
Police in Valdosta, Georgia, say in a police report that the 25-year-old man was killed in a homicide, but did not name the victim.
Police said officers responded to a residence Sunday evening after a reported shooting, and found the victim dead with a gunshot wound.
Police say the shooting appears to be an isolated incident and not random, according to evidence, CBS affiliate WJAX reported.
No arrests were reported. Valdosta police Lt. Adam Bembry was urging anyone with information about the case to contact police.
Valdosta is about 120 miles northwest of Jacksonville.
Telvin Smith took to Instagram Monday afternoon to express his grief.
“I‘m just broke man really lost my brotha man!!” he wrote in the emotional post.