Zaevion Dobson, 15, who played football for Knoxville's Fulton High School, was "struck and killed after he had jumped on top of three girls to shield them from the shooters," police said. The girls were not injured.
The violence came as part of a gang-related shooting spree on Thursday evening, NBC reported.
Dobson's death has led to online tributes including 'Faith', purportedly one of the girl's he saved.
His older brother Zack Dobson told WBIRthat they were sitting on a porch when some men walked up and started randomly shooting.
"I'm shocked. I'm really just shocked. I can't believe it, can't get it across my head," he said. "Zae, he was an awesome kid, awesome brother. Just know that I miss him. I miss my brother."
Fulton High School coach Rob Black said that Zaevion was a "success story" and assistant principal Jody Wright tweeted he was "a fine young man".
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