Two former Central Florida high school football stars were involved in tragedy during the holiday season.
Khalil Hunter, a former Sanford Seminole High football defensive standout who helped the Seminoles win a state championship in 2020, has been arrested on suspicion of robbery with a firearm and first-degree felony murder, according to a report by WESH 2 News – Orlando .
Hunter, 23; Shunavious Dorsey, 22; and James Nelson, 22; are accused of being involved in the fatal shooting of Terance Pope Jr., 21, a former University High (Orange City) football star, in the parking lot of a Best Buy store in Sanford on Dec. 17. Dorsey and Nelson were arrested on suspicion of the same charges as Hunter, according to the Sanford Police Department.
Per arrest reports, Pope spoke to one of the alleged assailants and agreed to meet them at Best Buy to discuss a purchase for multiple electronic items, the WESH 2 report stated. Hunter’s alleged goal was to rob Pope, and ended with a death.
Pope was a defensive back at University High (Orange City), where he tallied more than 70 tackles in his career. He went on to play three years for Davenport University, a private school in Michigan. He was listed on the Los Angeles Pierce College football roster for 2024. His former coach, Brian Kells, was saddened by the news…