College Football News: LSU Running Back Arrested for Attempted 2nd-Degree Murder after Union Parish Shooting

From a college football star to a convict, some stories aren’t what the world expected to hear. LSU RB Trey Holly being linked with last week’s shooting in Farmerville, Louisiana, is one of them. According to ESPN reports and Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates, ESPN’s No. 10 RB turned himself in on Thursday after the February 9 shooting incident and was booked at the Union Parish Detention Center. 

Holly entered LSU as a 4-star recruit and No. 15 RB of the 2023 class. Last season, he played three games as a true freshman with 11 carries for 110 yards and a touchdown. He previously started at Union Parish High School for five years taping a state-high record with 10,523 rushing yards along with 160 TDs. Whether the charges are true or not remains to be seen, but the event has undeniably tarnished his career forever.

LSU indefinitely suspends Trey Holly

Holly faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder and is being held on a $512,000 bond. He’s one of the three arrests linked to the shooting. The freshman is also being charged with two other felony charges including aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal handling of a weapon. However, he has denied all charges and as per his lawyer “is looking forward to his day in court.”

Following the arrest, he is facing an indefinite suspension from all LSU football team activities. LSU released a statement that reads, “We are aware that a student-athlete has been arrested in relation to a shooting in Union Parish. This student-athlete has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities, in accordance with departmental policies. Out of respect for the judicial process, we will have no further comment.” 

More about the Union Parish shooting incident

Wilson Alexander of the Advocate reported that the shooting took place at a Union Parish apartment complex leaving two people injured, a man and a woman. The man was shot one time in the leg while the woman was shot three times and is reportedly in critical condition. In the words of Sheriff Gates, both the victims are expected to live.

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Gates told Alexander that it’s an ongoing investigation where “several” unnamed people have been identified for the incident. The investigation reports that following an earlier altercation at the apartment complex, “three shooters fired multiple rounds.” The case remains under scrutiny as more reports are expected to unfold soon. 

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