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Anthony Sweat, brother of Washington Football Team DE Montez Sweat, shot and killed in Virginia

ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Football Team was forced to deal with another tragic situation after third-year defensive end Montez Sweat's brother was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Henrico County Police Division's Twitter feed, Anthony Sweat, 27, was shot and killed at an apartment complex in the Richmond suburb of Henrico. The police report stated that other people at the scene dispersed after shots were fired. Sweat was pronounced dead at the scene.

It's the second tragedy to touch a member of the franchise in the past week.