Shots fired at Tiger player's car after incident with teammate

Wide receiver Jae’Lon Oglesby and cornerback Kam Prewitt have been indefinitely suspended from the University of Memphis football program following an alleged on-campus altercation Tuesday and several gunshots fired at Oglesby’s car later that night.

“I will make no further comments on this matter while it remains under investigation,” coach Mike Norvell said in a statement announcing the suspensions.

Oglesby told police that he was sitting in his apartment in the 600 block of Patterson Street at around 10 p.m. Tuesday when he heard several gunshots outside. He noticed bullet holes in two windows and both of the passenger-side doors of his Nissan Altima, as well as bullet damage to the roof of the car, according to a police report. While he did not see who fired the shots, Oglesby told officers that he had a physical altercation with Prewitt earlier in the day.

"We are aware of the incident involving two student-athletes on the University of Memphis campus yesterday and are cooperating fully with the investigation," athletic director Tom Bowen said in a statement Wednesday morning. "All student-athletes are subject to the University of Memphis Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, as well as University and athletic department policies.

"In addition, we are monitoring a second situation involving shots fired at a student-athlete’s parked vehicle at an off-campus location. We have offered our full support to the local authorities investigating that incident."

Officers discovered five shell casings in the grass outside Oglesby’s apartment and a blue New Balance shoe was found nearby. A bullet also entered a nearby apartment, and someone was heard running immediately after the shooting, according to the police report.

Oglesby, a sophomore from Central, South Carolina, originally committed to Clemson out of high school before spending a year at Fork Union Military Academy. A former four-star recruit, he had 20 catches for 167 yards and a touchdown last season and has been used more sparingly this year, with five catches for 46 yards so far in 2016.

Prewitt, a redshirt freshman from Pinson, Alabama, has yet to appear in a game at Memphis. He was suspended during fall camp by Norvell for an undisclosed reason.

Neither Oglesby nor Prewitt were present at practice Wednesday.