Allen Merrick Death | Allen Merrick Obituary – Allen Merrick new member of the UAB Blazers football team died Friday, 14th of August 2020 after being shot in his hometown of Gadsden. 19 years old Allen Merrick, a freshman at UAB, died at UAB Hospital after being shot in Gadsden Thursday, 13th of August 2020, according to Capt. Bobby Jackson of the Gadsden Police Department. The police said the shooting appears to be accidental.
In a statement released by UAB head football coach Bill Clark, Merrick was visiting family in Gadsden when he was shot. When he was still in Gadsden City, Merrick was named Gadsden City’s Defensive Player of the Year and played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. No details have been released on the circumstances resulting to the shooting.
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Allen Merrick was only 19 years old with high hopes of playing college football at UAB. This morning, he died following an accidental shooting that happened the day before in his hometown of Gadsden. https://t.co/Qiqrsg3FhY
— Drew Taylor (@MrDrew_Taylor) August 14, 2020
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