A younger brother of Tottenham Hotspur’s Ivorian right-back Serge Aurier was shot dead in the French city of Toulouse.
The London-based club confirmed the death on Monday morning after reports had emerged that Christopher Aurier passed away in hospital after emergency services found him shot in the stomach.
The shooter remains at large.
“The Club is deeply saddened to confirm media reports that Serge Aurier’s brother passed away in the early hours of this morning,” Tottenham said.
“Everybody at the Club sends their sincerest condolences to Serge and his family. Our thoughts are with them all.”
26-year-old Christopher played for local team Rodéo Toulouse – which was in the French fifth division last season – after stints at Racing Club de Lens, Gueugnon, Chantilly and Belgian club Rebecq, according to a report by Le Figaros.
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