Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIAugust 14, 2022
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The brother of a former National Football League player is wanted on a murder charge in the death of a football coach.

The Lancaster, Texas, police department released a statement Sunday announcing an active warrant for Benjamin Allbright's arrest, as well as the alleged circumstances of the shooting, which occurred Saturday evening after a youth football game.

The officials were told of a disagreement between the coaching staff and the officials. The opposing coaching staff were involved in a physical altercation and one of them discharged a firearm, hitting a man. The victim was taken to a hospital and later died.

According to an attorney representing Aqib, his client was at the football field when the shooting happened.

"Aqib was present when this unfortunate incident occurred and is very distraught and devastated over this terrible loss of life."

He would like to express his sympathies to the family of the victim.

Yaqub was arrested for public intoxication after he threw bottles and caused a commotion at a Dallas nightclub. Dallas police first reported that Aqib was arrested and apologized.