A linebacker at West Virginia State University was shot and killed the night before a game against his former school.

A new member of the West Virginia State University football team was shot ... student-athlete and was a leader not only on our campus, but in our community,” Cage said. He was known for raising ...

FILE - An entrance to West Virginia State University is seen in Institute ... counselors were available to students and faculty on campus. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Jyilek’s family ...

A man shot and killed in Charleston Thursday night was a member of the West Virginia State University football ... President Ericke Cage encouraged the campus community to come out and honor ...

According to a West Virginia State University spokesperson ... an outstanding student-athlete and was a leader not only on our campus, but in our community. Our thoughts and prayers are with ...

The West Virginia State ... Newman University, where Jyilek also once played,” Cage said. “Jyilek truly embodied what it means to be a student-athlete and was a leader not only on campus ...