Brandon and Karli Short.Photo: Brandon Short/Instagram
The daughter of former NFL linebacker Brandon Short, whowas fatally shot Monday, was pregnant when she died.
On Monday, the former New York Giants player announced on Facebook that his daughter Karli Short had been killed.
“My heart is broken. I’ve lost the light of my life, my oldest daughter Karli passed away this morning in a senseless act of gun violence,” Brandon wrote. “The love she had was so pure and true. The world lost a beautiful soul.”
On Thursday, Short revealed that his daughter was five months pregnant.
“We just found out it was a little boy,” Brandon toldWPXI. “So we lost two.”
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Accordingto Allegheny County police, Short was found at around 10:32 a.m. in the 300 block of 25th Street of McKeesport with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. An investigation was launched, but no suspects have been named.
“There’s a killer on the loose,” Brandon said, WPXI reports.
Brandon Short.George Gojkovich/Getty
He has served on the Penn State Board of Trustees since 2018. As a football player for the university, he was the 1998 Citrus Bowl MVP and earned All-American honors.
Brandon and his family are now planning Karli’s memorial services — something he never expected he’d have to do.
“I’m heartbroken, angry. I’m frustrated. I’m scared. I don’t know what to do,” he said, WPXI reports. “She was funny. She had such a big personality.”
Anyone with information is urged to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (833-255-8477).
source: people.com
