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Gov. Spencer Cox, U. of U. community react to death of Utes football player Aaron Lowe

He was shot and killed at a house party, and police are investigating his death as a homicide.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes cornerback Aaron Lowe (22) on the sideline as the Utah Utes host the Weber State Wildcats in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

The shooting death of University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe yielded a wide variety of reactions, not just from the University of Utah community but also from Gov. Spencer Cox, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell and others.

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Josh NewmanUtah athletics reporter

Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.