Penn State Player Shot

Tue., Jan. 12, 1999

Brad Jones, a freshman linebacker at Penn State, was in serious condition Monday after being shot in the neck from point-blank range.

Police said Jones, 21, was shot Sunday around 2:30 a.m. following an argument Saturday night with Lanyere Rockamore, 25, and Albert Reid, 25, both of Pittsburgh, at a club. Jones left after the exchange, but as he drove away, he saw a car heading in the opposite direction flash its lights.

Thinking it was a friend, Jones rolled down the window in time to see Rockamore fire a .357 magnum into the car, authorities said. The bullet ricocheted off Jones’ spine and lodged in his chest.

“There was some kind of confrontation, but we don’t know the full extent,” said Monessen police chief Gary Tretter. He said the 6-foot-2, 256-pound Jones was coherent after the shooting.

Rockamore was arrested at 3 a.m. following a short chase. Reid was arrested as he tried to flee a house at 3:10 a.m.

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