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'Nightmare:' Deadly Shooting Of Former Mt. Olive Athlete, 22, Prompts Wave Of Community Support 'Nightmare:' Deadly Shooting Of Former Mt. Olive Athlete, 22, Prompts Wave Of Community Support
'Nightmare:' Deadly Shooting Of Former Mt. Olive Athlete, 22, Prompts Wave Of Community Support The deadly shooting of a former athlete from Mount Olive has prompted a wave of support from state lines and far beyond. Flynn Brown, a 2019 graduate of Mount Olive High School, was killed in a shooting at Jackson State University in Mississippi on Friday, Dec. 2 at the age of 22, DailyVoice reported. A GoFundMe launched for the athlete’s funeral expenses had surpassed $28,000 in just two days. “For reasons beyond our understanding, someone’s senseless act ripped Flynn away from this world,” reads the campaign. “It is not enough to say we are beyond shocked and hurt. We are utterly devas…

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by Valerie Musson
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Former Mount Olive Athlete Flynn Brown, 22, Killed In Mississippi Shooting Former Mount Olive Athlete Flynn Brown, 22, Killed In Mississippi Shooting
Former Mount Olive Athlete Flynn Brown, 22, Killed In Mississippi Shooting Former North Jersey athlete Flynn Brown was killed in a Mississippi shooting, several news reports say. He was 22. Brown was a 2019 graduate of Mount Olive High School, where he played football before continuing his promising athletic career at Jackson State University, a tribute from a local sports page said. While the investigation is ongoing, a suspect — Randall Smith, a 20-year-old JSU freshman, was charged with murder and held without bond after Brown's body was found in a vehicle on campus around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, according to WAPT. “The loss of a young person is always a …

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by Valerie Musson