Saint-Etienne defender William Gomis, 19, ‘shot dead

French footballer William Gomis has been killed.

According to his former club, Saint-Etiennet the former defender was ‘shot dead with an AK47’ at the age of 19. He was reportedly killed in a shooting alongside a 14-year-old boy with police finding 24 Kalashnikov cases at the scene in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Cote d’Azur, on Sunday night.

The circumstances surrounding Gomis’ sudden death are yet unknown.