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The stray bullet that killed promising high school hockey star Colin Brown was intended for drug dealers, it has emerged.
The 16-year-old and his father Calvin were driving on Interstate 55 in St. Louis while on their way home from a hockey game at the Affton Ice Rink on November 23, 2024.
At around 10.30m near Loughborough and Bates, an unexpected bullet struck the car and hit the young player. He died four days later.
Now though, according to reports, unsealed court records show that the intended target was another car.
Inside was at least one person under investigation over their alleged involvement in a drug ring.
As reported by the St Louis Post-Dispatch, an Audi pulled up behind the car on the highway and someone inside let fly with a hail of bullets.
Colin Brown, 16, died days after a stray bullet struck him while he was in a car with his father
Records reportedly show that the target vehicle was hit around 26 times but one bullet flew across the road and hit Brown.
His father called the police and a young woman, Lily Paniucki, heard his cries and quickly rushed to help.
Paniucki later told First Alert 4 she performed CPR on the teen for nearly 20 minutes but was unable to revive him.
The Christian Brothers College (CBC) High School student succumbed to his injuries on November 27 at the hospital.
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