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Report: Former UNI DB Jaz Granderson shot to death in St. Louis

Former Northern Iowa defensive back Jaz Granderson was found shot to death early Monday morning in St. Louis, where the 27-year-old was an assistant football coach at De Smet Jesuit High School.

Granderson was found with a gunshot wound after a witness reported hearing gunfire in the area just before 1 a.m., according to a St. Louis Dispatch report. Granderson was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The witness who heard the gunfire also heard a vehicle speed off, but authorities had no information on a suspect or motive, according to the report.