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Long before Saturday morning's shooting, Eric
Domingo and Casey Curcie-Crummett became
well-known figures in the South Shore sports
community.
They were teammates on the South Tahoe High
varsity basketball team from 2003-05. Domingo also
played football for the Vikings, while
Curcie-Crummett -- who went by the name Casey
Curcie in high school -- blossomed as a sprinter
on the track-and-field team during his senior year
in 2005.
The 21-year-old Domingo, who was shot in the face
Saturday in South Lake Tahoe, remained in a coma
and was breathing with the assistance of a
respirator Monday at Renown Regional Medical
Center in Reno.
Curcie-Crummett, 20, is a suspect in the shooting.
He was arrested on suspicion of assault with a
firearm Saturday and since has been released on
$30,000 bail. His family members, contacted over
the weekend, declined to comment on the case.
The shooting has impacted many community members,
including Derek Allister, their former high school
basketball coach.
"It's just a tragic, tragic
story," said Allister, who coached Domingo for
three seasons and Curcie-Crummett for two. "Not
many things in my life have shaken me to the core,
and this is one of them.
"They were very likable kids. They were popular
young men. It's just so sad ... you are almost at
a loss for words."
Domingo was a two-way football player for coach
Todd McIntyre his sophomore and senior seasons at
STHS. He was a member of the Vikings' last two
football teams to make the playoffs in 2003 and
2004.
"He was a good athlete and a guy we counted on and
who came through for us," McIntyre said.
McIntyre remembered one of Domingo's biggest
contributions coming against Reno in 2003. Domingo
recovered a fumble late in the game, preserving
STHS' upset of the eventual state champions.
Domingo also caught the last
of Mikey Van Gorden's five touchdown passes in a
42-41 come-from-behind victory over Carson in
2004.
McIntyre said there wasn't much conversation
between coach and pupil in high school, but that
had changed in the past year.
"I got to know him a little better at (Lake Tahoe
Community College), and it seems that he had grown
up and matured," McIntyre said. "As most kids do,
he was growing up, maturing and figuring out
life."
Curcie-Crummett developed into a college-caliber
basketball player by his senior year in 2004-05.
Although he wasn't included on the area all-league
teams, he could take over games with his
propensity to fill the basket.
"He had flashes of brilliance ... the kid could
really get it rolling at times," Allister said.
"He was probably one of the most explosive scorers
I had in my seven years there. Sometimes when he
was playing, it was like the slot machine was
spinning."
Curcie-Crummett helped the
2004-05 team to a 6-0 start and a 12-victory
season - one of Allister's winningest teams. He
also ran a leg on the school's record-setting
4-by-400 relay team (3:24.64) that finished
runner-up in regionals and qualified for the state
meet.
On Monday, an account to help Domingo's family
with medical costs was set up at El Dorado Savings
Bank in South Lake Tahoe.
"My heart goes out to all of them," Allister said.
"All we can do is pray for them and love them as
best as we can."
- Tribune staff writer Adam Jensen and Web Editor
Jeff Munson contributed to this report.
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