West Virginia State linebacker killed in home invasion a new member of the West Virginia State University football team was shot and killed just a day before his debut home opener which was to be against his old teammates jillick Harrington 21 was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment in Charleston Wednesday night West Virginia Public Broadcasting reported the incident is being investigated as a home invasion and homicide University president Eric s k said while paying tribute to the outstanding student athlete our thoughts and prayers are with jillick family as they mourn the loss of this incredible young man cage said in a letter to students and faculty the Charlotte North Carolina native had only transferred to WS Vu from Carson Newman University of Jefferson City Tennessee at the start of the current semester he was set to play his old teammates at the Yellow Jackets home opener on Thursday evening which was postponed so that both teams could participate in a private vigil the squads will face off at the rescheduled game set for Friday at noon Carson Newman vice president of Athletics Matt Pope said Harrington's former School joins West Virginia state in morning the senior news like this is sad to hear any time but today it feels worse with two teams who knew him coming together to play Pope said