ST. LOUIS – Visitation is set for Thursday for Colin Brown, the O’Fallon, Ill. teen who died after being hit by a stray bullet while he was on his way home from a hockey game.
Brown attended CBC High School in Town and Country, where the visitation will take place. Emotions will be running high Thursday as family and friends of Colin Brown start to say their final goodbyes to the 16-year-old.
Brown was loved by many people and his tragic death has hit the St. Louis area and hockey community very hard. The troubling circumstances surrounding his death are still under investigation by St. Louis police.
Wednesday night, one of the hockey teams that Brown played on took to the ice in Affton for the first time since his death. A banner was up in memory of Brown and players honored him on the ice, standing in a circle and tapping their sticks on the ice.
On Nov. 23, a stray bullet struck Brown in the neck while he was driving home with his dad from a hockey game. The two were on Interstate 55 south near Loughborough when the tragedy happened.
Brown’s father continued driving to the area of South 4th and Walnut Streets to meet police and EMS. Emergency responders rushed Brown to the hospital, where he was in critical condition for multiple days before he died on Nov. 27.
Thursday’s visitation for Brown will be from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. at CBC. His funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica. So far, police have made no arrests in the case.
If anyone has information on the shooting, they are advised to contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS.