UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MOURNES THE DEATH OF WILLIAM SMITH

Tubby Smith’s nephew, William Smith was stabbed to death outside of a party on Saturday night. Smith was a student at Becker College and was only at the college for only a few weeks after transferring from a college in West Virginia.

A fight that broke out in front of an apartment that spilled into the street. Smith was stabbed once in the chest after an argument ensued over many of the party-goers not being invited. Another person was also stabbed in this fight but did not receive life threatening injuries. .

Smith was a Sports Management major. No arrests were made at the scene; however, police are looking into several leads from the many eyewitnesses.