Saint-Étienne defender William Gomis reportedly shot dead | OneFootball

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Dan Burke·10 September 2018

Saint-Étienne defender William Gomis reportedly shot dead

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According to reports in France, 19-year-old Saint-Étienne defender William Gomis was shot dead on Sunday.

The circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death are not yet clear, but Saint-Étienne website Poteaux Carrés report information provided to them by a former club scout named Mohamed Aït-Hida, who claims Gomis was shot and killed in La Seyne-sur-Mer.


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Gomis – who was said to be a relative of former Saint-Étienne and France striker Bafétimbi – never played for Les Verts’ first team, but played 18 games for the club’s B team in the Championnat National last season.

The Ligue 1 club are yet make a statement regarding this terrible tragedy.