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10-year-old boy dies after shooting at NJ high school football game
10-year-old boy dies after shooting at NJ high school football game
By FOX 29 staff
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Micah, 10, was shot at a high school football game in Pleasantville, New Jersey. ( GoFundMe )
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - A 10-year-old boy named Micah Tennant, who was injured during a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game, has died, officials confirmed Tuesday.
The news comes hours before the Pleasantville High School and Camden High School football teams were slated to resume their previously interrupted game at the Philadelphia Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field.
It remains unclear whether the 4 p.m. game will go on as scheduled.
Each high school was provided a defined number of free passes, specifically for distribution to players’ parents and family members. The game will be closed to the general public.
“It’s extremely unfortunate that a senselessly violent act has impacted this game, and there will certainly be a wide range of emotions along both sidelines," Larry White, executive director of NJSIAA, said previously.
"However, thanks to the Eagles’ generosity and community spirit, Pleasantville and Camden student-athletes and their families will have an opportunity to write their own ending to this game. They’ll compete on a world-class stage, sending a clear message that violence will not w