Support for injured CBC students is growing by the minute

AFFTON, Mo. – Police are still searching for the suspect in a shooting that left a 16-year-old in critical condition. At the same time, support for the teenager and his family is growing by the minute.

Colin Brown was shot and killed Saturday as his family drove home from one of his hockey games on Interstate 55. Police are searching the area, knocking on doors and asking for security footage of residents.

Hockey sticks appear everywhere, all for Colin. Amanda Rogers started printing stickers for his teammates’ helmets on two teams: the Affton club team and CBC High School.

“I just made them at my house, in my little craft room that I have. Then word got around and everyone wanted these stickers. I just started mass production,” she said.

Now a Kirkwood hockey dad is helping print stickers that have grown to more than 5,000, not just for Missouri and Illinois, but for Tennessee and beyond. The stickers alone have raised over $4,000 for Brown’s family.

In addition, Bar Down Sports Bar in South County, owned by hockey dad Rick Metzing, is collecting donations and hosting a Blues watch party on Saturday, with 25 percent of sales going to the Brown family.

“Colin Strong: This thing is really hitting the mark. “Every young hockey player … puts their sticks out,” Metzing said.

Many area hockey games featured a minute’s silence, often 72 seconds long, representing Colin’s number on the ice.

Rogers was visiting with family.

“You feel the support; You see the support – I don’t think there’s enough thanks in the world for what people do, you know,” she said.

CrimeStoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information on a suspect in this shooting.

The Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation, a nonprofit organization, will match every dollar donated to Colin’s family, up to a maximum of $2,500.