University of Alabama fans have another cause to mourn their team's loss to Auburn as a mother was killed over the game's results. Michelle Shepard, 36, was fatally shot at an Iron Bowl after party allegedly over not being upset enough at the loss.
The suspect, Adrian Laroze Briskey, is being charged with murder after she fired a gun on Shepard and killing her. Witnesses report Briskey being wildly intoxicated at a party following the game and taking offense at Shepard's comments about the Iron Bowl results. Neketa Shepard, Michelle's sister, and the victim were said to be have regarded the Miami Heat's loss more upsetting than the Crimson Tide's. Briskey overheard their conversation and shot Michelle for her opinion. The Alabama fan shooting another led to Briskey's arrest, but she is not out on bail after paying a $75,000 bond.
It is unclear whether the two fans knew each other or if Briskey's motives were purely sports-related. Hoover police are continuing the investigation
This Alabama fan shooting isn't the first deadly fan behavior in sports history. A Giants-Dodgers rivalry resulted in a Dodgers fan being fatally stabbed near the AT&T Park after a game. The 24-year-old victim was wearing Dodgers gear when he, along with other fans, got into an argument with another group with a member wearing a Giants hat. Insults flew, and one fan was stabbed to death.
A study in 2011 concluded that the number deadly car crashes increases after a nail-biting game. North Carolina State University researchers analyzed the number of traffic deaths that occurred after 271 college and professional football and basketball games between 2001 and 2008. They found that there was a 133% increase in traffic deans following a close game but only in the places where there were winners. It seems that the Alabama fan shooting is fast becoming just another event in the string of deadly fan behavior.
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