Arizona Shooting Victim Played Lacrosse at Broadneck

The college freshman killed by a shooter on the Northern Arizona University campus last week had attended Broadneck High School, recall friends shocked by the carnage and death.

Colin Brough, who died Friday when another student opened fire on the Flagstaff, AZ, campus, attended Broadneck High School for two years. He was a student at the Cape St. Clair area school from 2009-2011, reports the Capital-Gazette.

Brough was a junior varsity lacrosse player at the school.

A fight between two groups of students early Friday morning escalated when the suspect took a gun from his car and opened fire, reports ABC. Brough was killed and three of his fraternity brothers were injured.

According to Brough’s LinkedIn profile, he was a business marketing major at NAU and a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.

Steven Jones, of Glendale, AZ, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault following the shooting. AZCentral.com reports Jones is being held on $2 million bond in the case.

Brough’s father, Doug, appeared at a memorial site Saturday in the parking lot where an argument turned into gunfire. He called gun laws into question, a controversial topic especially in Arizona, where residents may carry a gun without a permit. However, gun owners must be 21 years old and guns must be kept in a holster on in a vehicle, according to LegalMatch.com.

“The only thing I have to say is somebody needs to do something about the gun laws,” said Brough, according to the Phoenix newspaper.

Broadneck boys’ lacrosse coach Clay White recalled that Brough played attackman for the junior varsity lacrosse team for a year. He described Brough as a fun-loving, typical teenager who also enjoyed water sports.

“He loved life,” White told the Capital-Gazette. “It’s a horrible, horrible tragedy. You wonder when it’s going to stop. Your heart goes out to the family and all his friends and anyone that knew Colin.”

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