
Gridiron offensive tackle Brandon Joyce (pictured above) was shot on Christmas Eve, three days later taken off life support and pronounced dead in an alleged drug deal gone bad.

The 26-year-old former Minnesota Vikings player was reportedly trying to purchase drugs from four men outside a St. Charles, Missouri Bass Pro Shop. According to a police statement, Joyce and a friend had planned to buy drugs from the suspects Cory J. Brooks, 21 (pictured above, right), Tory T. Brooks, 21 (pictured above, left), and Deveon C. Shockley, 21 (pictured above, center).
The men had allegedly tried to rob Joyce and when an altercation broke out in the parking lot, the fourth suspect Jevon Little, 20 (pictured below), pulled out a gun and shot the NFL player once in the head. Little fled the scene after the shooting but was apprehended four days later.

Joyce's friend was not identified in court documents. Police records state that the friend ran away from the heated confrontation and called 911.
The suspects are charged with second-degree murder, attempted robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. They were booked Tuesday at the St. Charles County Jail in lieu of a $1 million cash bail each.
Joyce, the son of 70's NFL St. Louis Cardinals punter Terry Joyce was on the off-season roster for the St. Louis Rams from April until late July, just before the start of training camp for this season.
The Joyce family are upset by the drug allegations report that has been released by the St. Charles Police Department which is casting shadows on Brandon's character. Lindsay Joyce, Brandon's sister, is referring to her brother as a hero for trying to save his friend's life by taking a bullet for him. The family contends that any drug involvement on Brandon's part is completely untrue and out of character, the grieving sister told KSDK News.
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By: jeromequigley on 12/30/2010 5:03PM
Thank You Archie Bunker!! Now go back in the house and have Edith cook me up some food, then just fade away!!! Sad that there are still peepz who think as SMALL as you do. Well God says I must love everyone, he never said I was going to like it! Here's a Smile for ya!!
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By: bob on 12/30/2010 9:03PM
Yea right quigley! What if three whites killed a black? Three on one and a fourth shoots him in the head fuc...n cowards. Lets make it a drug thing, That way there is no racial issues! four more animals that we the tax payers have to feed and cloth. Lets ask Dr Boyce what should be done with these poor understood african americans.
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By: David on 12/31/2010 10:24AM
"Lets ask Dr Boyce what should be done with these poor understood african americans"
@ bob..Send them to your trailer park so they can fukk your animal wife.
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By: John Smith on 12/31/2010 5:13PM
This was definitely societies fault and the jail trying to turn them into slaves. Not the fact that they were three ignorant ghetto pieces of shit and complete wastes of life. Its pieces of shit like them and every other dumb ass ghetto waste of space that the jails are full of black people!!! Not the white man or society!!! Trust me, Im not racist, I know many well educated and great African Americans that are close friends to me. Its time educated black people start to be realistic and honest with themselves about thier own race. You can't blame everything on the white man. Sometimes you have to look in the mirror. I would say that the jails filling up with black peole might have something to do with African Americans being the most unemployed race by far, the highest percentage of a race with kids growing up without their fathers, the highest percentage of a race without a college degree, and the fact that lazy ignorant ghetto pieces of shit like these 4 hood rats are all over every ghetto in America. YOU CAN"T BLAME THE WHITE MAN FOR EVERYTHING!! LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!!!!!!! Lets be honest, our government gives financial aid and jobs to people just for being minorities that the white man could never dream of having. So stop blaming the white man for all your problems that every race knows is clearly your own fault except you. The oppoortunities and lives that African Americans live in this country are 5 times nicer and present more opportunities then anywhere else in the world!!!!!!! STOP COMPLAINING!!!!!!!!! LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!! BE HONEST WITH YOURSELVES AND STOP BLAMING THE WHITE MAN!!! Until you can do this your race will never progress, but still be the worst in all areas and blaming the white man for it. The white man has given you a better life then anywhere else in the world. Period.
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By: Jay on 1/04/2011 7:44PM
If thats not racist I dont know what racist is. The white man has not given anyone anything except death and destruction. Furthermore their is no differences in the crimes that white and blacks commit just a difference in the punishment if their is punishment at all for the white man. So go ahead and put your hood back on and stop pretending not to be what your comment just exposed you to be.
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By: bob on 12/31/2010 3:59PM
I have seen these ugly mofos before. Are you sure they are not out on parole? I don't know maybe it was at the bronx zoo.
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By: Barb on 1/01/2011 10:02AM
The truth is out - they were all criminals. The drug buyer and the sellers, but they all had/have a soul. The family so angry that the truth came out need to get over it.
You all better find God and stick close to him. You can read about his church - the only - Mathew 16:16.
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By: Jen on 1/01/2011 2:53PM
That guy looks like the Predator!!
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By: Wifey on 1/04/2011 10:35PM
They got dink fcked up real shit Free Jervon little and luh babies up top need to chill out u dnt know shit about none of them n neva do they look like the Predator!! they look better then u...and yall people on here is on some real racist type stuff yall need to realy get a life in grow up smh...!!!
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By: bob on 1/07/2011 6:53PM
Waitup so everyone commenting is being racist against an african male who shot this kid in the head? gtfo out of america, black people like you need to open your eyes and realize you cant be shootin anyone and everyone. jesus christ
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