Watch The Charleston Southern Baseball Team Embrace Teammate Who Lost His Mom In Church Shooting
It’s hard to describe the immense sadness one feels when they lose a loved one. It’s impossible to imagine what one feels when they lose someone because of some heinous, sickening act of violence.
Unfortunately for Charleston Southern baseball player Chris Singleton, that unimaginable situation played out for him on Wednesday night. His mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, was one of the nine people murdered inside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
From Charleston Southern:
The Charleston Southern University family’s thoughts and prayers go out to all the individuals affected by the shooting last night at Emanuel AME Church.
“We are especially mourning the loss of Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, the mother of rising sophomore Chris Singleton,” said President Jairy C. Hunter Jr. “Chris is a member of our baseball team. The CSU family is praying for Chris and his family during this painful time. CSU coaches and campus ministers are assisting the Singleton family as they deal with this tragedy.”
Head coach Stuart Lake said the players and coaches are hurting and are praying for Chris and his family. “Chris’s mother was just that parent that as a coach you are proud to have as part of your program. What she brought to our team is immeasurable,” said Lake.
Charleston Southern is planning a prayer vigil on Monday, June 22 at 11:30 a.m. in the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership on the campus.
The Charleston Southern baseball team gathered with Singleton to pray for his mother. The videos of this encounter are powerful and heartbreaking.
The shooter, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, was apprehended Thursday in Shelby, NC. He will likely be executed for his crime.
Keep Singleton and the rest of the victims’ families in your prayers..
[via Charleston Southern]
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10 years ago at 11:36 pmUnlike Baltimore or Ferguson , we has a community in Charleston have come together white and black , as one, to unite and make sure this kid doesn’t get what he wanted. It’s been truly amazing to see humans come together in a day age when the media loves to tear us apart. Sharpton and Obama can stay the fuck out of Charleston and keep their personal agendas with them. May God be with these families who died in this massacre.
10 years ago at 3:03 amI used to attend Charleston Southern. It seems every couple of years the sports programs suffer a tragedy. A fellow student athlete lost his life in a car accident when I atte
10 years ago at 9:01 amDes and as now and always, the university comes together. Once a Buc always a Buc.
Fuck you cottonmouth
10 years ago at 1:30 pmThanks to all the brothers, for being the brothers we need.
Bros being there for you when you need them. RFM.
10 years ago at 3:07 am