July 14 – The younger brother of Tottenham Hotspur’s 27-year-old Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has been shot dead in France.
Police said Christopher Aurier, who was also a footballer and represented local part-time team Rodeo Toulouse, was shot at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning in the southern French city.
Emergency services found him shot in the stomach in an industrial zone on the city’s outskirts, according to French media. His suspected killer escaped the scene.
A Tottenham statement said: “The club is deeply saddened to confirm media reports that Serge Aurier’s brother passed away in the early hours of this morning.
“We are supporting Serge at this difficult time and we ask that the privacy of the player and his family is respected. Everybody at the club sends their sincerest condolences to Serge and his family. Our thoughts are with them all.”
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