A Kansas teenager has been charged in the Topeka shooting that injured rookie New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine and killed his friend, Dwane Simmons, 23.
The two were shot April 28 as they left an off-campus Washburn University party — just hours after Ballentine, 23, had learned he was drafted by Big Blue.
Accused shooter Francisco Alejandro Mendez, 18, is being held in lieu of $1 million bail on charges of murder and attempted murder, ESPN reported Friday night.
The two were shot after saying “no” to a stranger who asked if they had pot to sell, Ballentine’s father said at the time.