GIBSONVILLE, N.C. — On the one-year anniversary of Diondre Overton’s death, family and friends gathered Saturday at Northeast Park in Gibsonville to celebrate his life and legacy.

The event, called Big Play Dre Day, featured a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, 7-on-7 flag football, a chess competition with prizes, a community cookout and live music. Admission was free , and the public was invited to bring lawn chairs.

Overton, a Page High School graduate and former Clemson University wide receiver, was shot and killed Sept. 7, 2024, during a party in Greensboro. He was 26.

Deputies with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office said they responded around 2:30 a.m. that day to a noise complaint at a large house party on Spring Mill Road. When they arrived, they learned a shooting had occurred

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