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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts paid for the funeral an 18-year-old football player killed in a shooting near his hometown of Houston earlier this month.
Jarvon Coles, a student at North Shore High School, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound following a drive-by-shooting in the Humble area on March 10.
The local football standout was at a house party when he was caught up in the shooting, which finally claimed his life after he was rushed to a nearby hospital.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Hurts covered the costs of a funeral held for Coles in Humble over the weekend after hearing about his tragic death.
The Texas-born Eagles star, who went to North Shore’s rival high school Channelview, chose to lend a helping hand and pay for the ceremony at Light of the World Christian Fellowship Church, where hundreds are said to have gathered to pay their respects.
After arriving to find between 50 and 60 people in the property, deputies said they were told an 18-year-old man, now identified as Coles, was having a seizure in the backyard before they tried CPR immediately.
While doing so deputies spotted a gunshot wound in Coles’ chest. He was then taken to hospital and declared dead shortly after.
Police think one or more shooters fired from roughly a block away before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.
Coles’ family revealed after his death that he was an all-district linebacker with dreams of attending Lamar University as a senior with a 4.1 grade-point average.
