A former Spokane indoor football player named Carl Sims was shot and killed according to his old coach. Police say the shooting happened downtown outside the Monterey Cafe early Sunday morning. Sims was a star in the indoor football league with 20 touchdowns and over 800 yards in 2016 but was released because of a wrist injury according to news reports.

Police still have not released the name of the victim, but it was confirmed by his old coach Adam Shackleford.

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