AFFTON, Mo. – Police are still searching for the suspect in a shooting that’s left a 16-year-old in critical condition. At the same time, a massive show of support for the teen and his family is growing by the minute.
Colin Brown was shot Saturday as his family was driving home from one of his hockey games on Interstate 55. Police are canvassing the area, knocking on doors, and asking for residents’ security footage.
Hockey sticks are appearing everywhere, all for Colin. Amanda Rogers started printing stickers for the helmets of his teammates on two teams: the Affton club team and CBC High School.
“I just made them in my house, in my little craft room that I have. Then, word just got out, and everybody wanted these stickers. I just started mass producing them,” she said.
Now, a Kirkwood hockey dad is helping the printing of stickers, which has grown to over 5,000, and not just for Missouri and Illinois, but Tenneessee and beyond. The stickers alone have brought over $4,000 to Brown’s family.
Additionally, Bar Down Sports Bar in south county, owned by hockey dad Rick Metzing, is collecting donations as well as a Blues watch party Saturday, with 25 percent of sales going to the Brown family.
“Colin strong: That thing really hits home. Every youth hockey kid… they’re putting their sticks out,” Metzing said.
Many hockey games across the area have taken a moment of silence, often for 72 seconds, representing Colin’s number on the ice.
Rogers has been visiting with the family.
“They feel the support; they see the support–I don’t think there’s enough thanks in the world for what people are doing, you know,” she said.
CrimeStoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information on a suspect in this shooting.
The Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation, a non-profit organization, is giving a three-to-one match for every dollar donated to Colin’s family, up to a $2,500 dollar maximum.