Colin — a beloved and talented hockey player — passed away but not before giving the ultimate gift of life,” a police spokesman stated.

A high school hockey player who was shot by a stray bullet while riding home from a game near St. Louis has died, police said.

Colin Brown, 16, was hit by a bullet after a hockey game while riding in a vehicle driven by his father, Calvin Brown, on Interstate 55 in South St. Louis, according to police. He’s now hospitalized.