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Former DeKalb County high school football player drowns in lake

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A DeKalb County community is mourning the loss of a former football player.

Lucius Chitty, 19, drowned in a lake at an Indiana park Monday.

He played for the Tucker High School football team before graduating in 2019.

Tuesday afternoon, the team made a Facebook post about the 19-year-old’s death and featured his picture from signing day.

The Facebook post received dozens of messages from friends, family and former teachers expressing their condolences.

Lucius Chitty RIP. To all who were questioning the date of this picture...it is from signing day 2019 . It is my picture that I posted on the website and on Facebook.

Posted by Tucker Tigers Football on Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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