A Florida A&M basketball player died early Sunday morning after being stabbed in the neck, according to school officials. Shannon Washington was treated at the scene and died at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
Starquineshia Palmer, a 20-year old woman, is being detained and charged with first-degree murder. She was visiting Washington for the weekend, according to police.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to Shannon’s family and members of the Lady Rattlers Basketball Team," said Florida A&M president James H. Ammons. "For Shannon to be killed in the prime of her life is tragic and senseless. She had so much promise as a student athlete. This is a great loss for the university and our athletic program."
Washington was an All-American shooting guard at Illinois Valley Community College before she transferred to FAMU.
"It is truly a trying situation to lose a student-athlete that has come to us to further her education and excel at her sport," said Florida A&M coach LeDawn Gibson. "As a coach, this is the kind of incident you just hope you never have to deal with — the death of one of your players at such a young age."
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