1 charged with murder after NC native, former Clemson wide receiver fatally shot at party, deputies say

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A suspect was arrested on Tuesday in connection to the shooting death of a former Greensboro football player, according to a Guilford County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Diondre Overton, 26, was a wide receiver and cornerback at Page High School in Greensboro before attending Clemson University. Throughout his career there, he scored seven touchdowns, rushed 777 yards and received 52 receptions. He averaged 14.9 receptions, according to ESPN .

On Sept. 7 around 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to a call about a loud party and noise disturbance at the 3200 block of Spring Mill Road. Deputies then learned of a shooting at the scene, according to the news release.

Overton was identified as the shooting victim. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives with the GCSO Major Crimes Investigative Unit obtained a warrant for 20-year-old Jeremiah Diago Blanks for felony first-degree murder.

Detectives went to Michigan and got help from the U.S. Marshals Service to make the arrest.

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Blanks was arrested in Detroit and has been charged by the GCSO with felony first-degree murder.

Blanks is in the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac, Michigan, pending extradition.

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