MURFREESBORO – A Siegel High sophomore is in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after sustaining a gun-shot wound to the head Saturday.
A prayer vigil will be held at the school at 7 p.m., Sunday for Mason Loupe, a football player and wrestler at the school. The vigil will be on the football field, or in the school gymnasium depending on the weather. The community is welcome to attend the vigil.
Details of what happened are not clear.
Loupe is a fullback and linebacker for the Stars.
“He has a bright future ahead of him in wrestling and in football,” Siegel football coach Greg Wyant said.
Wyant was at Vanderbilt to be with Loupe’s family until 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
“I’ve been in the office since 9:30 a.m.,” he said. “I’m back and forth, trying to prepare for next Friday night and talking to our kids about what is going on with Mason. There is a whole lot of emotion right now.”
Siegel plays at rival Oakland on Friday in the first game of Region 2-6A play.
Wyant said his team has been in shock since finding out.
“They are 15- to 17-year-old kids,” he said. “It’s the first time any of them have been through this. They’ve never dealt with something like this.
“There are a lot of questions, worry and concern.”
Reach Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 and on Twitter @Kreager.
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