{"id":4437,"date":"2022-12-16T09:29:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2022-12-16T09:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:30:16","slug":"aqib-yaqub-talib-brothers-sued-for-1-million-over-fatal-shooting-at-youth-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/aqib-yaqub-talib-brothers-sued-for-1-million-over-fatal-shooting-at-youth-football-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Talib Brothers Sued For $1 Million+ Over Fatal Shooting At Youth Football Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/tragic-aqib-yaqub-talib-incident-shows-how-keeping-it-real-can-go-horribly-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aqib and Yaqub Talib were involved in a physical altercation at a youth football game<\/a> that resulted in the fatal shooting of a coach at the hands of Yaqub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It went down at a park in Lancaster, TX. An argument quickly escalated, punches were thrown and shots were fired by the older Talib brother that killed coach, Mike Hickmon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos surfaced of the fight, and witnesses later came forward and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/witnesses-say-aqib-talib-started-brawl-led-to-fatal-shooting-of-youth-coach\/287-e313872d-e507-4064-9652-1ea858f6a0d4\">told Rebecca Lopez of WFAA<\/a>&nbsp;that Aqib started the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yaqub turned himself in after the incident and in September he was indicted for murder by a Grand Jury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A week later, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/after-his-brothers-arrest-aqib-talib-steps-away-from-nfl-broadcast-duties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aqib stepped away from his duties<\/a> with Amazon\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Thursday Night Football<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yaqub&#8217;s attorney, Clark Birdsall, claims his client acted in self-defense and that he spoke with witnesses who backup their claim that Hickman actually instigated the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Yaqub Talib acted in self-defense and defense of others,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/18\/sports\/football\/aqib-talib-brother-shooting.html\">said Birdsall<\/a>. \u201cMy client is not guilty. He looks forward to the day when he can have his day in court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/courts\/2022\/12\/15\/family-of-youth-football-coach-killed-sues-sports-organization-aqib-talib-and-brother\/\">according to the Dallas Morning News<\/a>, Hickmon&#8217;s family has filed a lawsuit against both Talib brothers and Big XII Sports League and Family Services.<\/p><div id=\"first-3740145695\" class=\"first-content first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream2 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit claims that Aqib instigated the fight that led to Hickmon&#8217;s death. It also claims, per the Dallas Morning News, that Big XII Sports League and Family Services &#8220;failed to vet coaches and provide a safe and secure environment for its participants.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hickmon&#8217;s family is seeking more than $1 million in punitive damages from both parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While attorneys for the Talib family have yet to respond, the league said they were responsible for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have no control over what happens in the pre-season,\u201d Raymond Alford, one of the league&#8217;s partial owners, said. \u201cWe don\u2019t run the games, we don\u2019t supply the fields, we don\u2019t supply the referees.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"first-683485823\" class=\"first-content_2 first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream3 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will continue to keep you updated on this story as it unfolds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In August, Aqib and Yaqub Talib were involved in a physical altercation at a youth football game that resulted in the fatal shooting of a coach at the hands of Yaqub. 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