An investigation is underway after a former NFL player was shot and killed outside a bar in Reading, Pennsylvania.
On October 16, Muhlenberg Township Police were notified that a gunshot victim had arrived at Reading Hospital after being shot outside of the Legend’s Bar & Grill on 2545 North 5th Street Highway in Reading.
The victim, later identified as 32-year-old Antonio Dennard, was pronounced dead at the hospital at 3:15 a.m. Sunday morning.
Dennard was a former NFL cornerback, according to NBC Sports. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a college free agent out of Langston University in 2012. Dennard never played in a regular-season game but was on the practice squads for the Jaguars and Green Bay Packers. He also spent time with the New York Giants.
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If you have any information on the shooting, please call the Muhlenberg Township Police Department at 610-929-5454 or the Berks County District Attorney's Office at 610-478-6000.
