Tommie Battie IV, were shot outside of a hookah lounge in their hometown of Sarasota, Florida. Brian was taken to the ICU that evening after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head. According to a ...

Both Tommie IV and Brian Battie returned gunfire. Brookins faces charges for homicide and attempted murder, second-degree felonies. He has a case management scheduled for Jan. 22. “Through the ...

Police say Darryl Brookins pulled out a gun and began firing at the Battie brothers, leading the brothers to whip out guns of their own and return fire. Tommie Battie later died from the injuries ...

Battie's older brother, 24-year-old Tommie Battie, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Battie brothers are native to Sarasota, Fla., where the incident unfolded, and they starred on the football ...