Pictures: Jasper Howard’s Funeral

Former UConn quarterback Tyler Lorenzen, left, hugs each member of the UConn team as they file into New Birth Baptist Church for funeral services for teammate Jasper Howard in Miami  (MICHAEL MCANDREWS / HARTFORD COURANT)

The New Birth Baptist Church was filled Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, in Miami, during the funeral of Jasper Howard.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)

JoAngila Howard, second from right center, and other family members view the body of her son, Jasper Howard, at his funeral.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)

The body of Jasper Howard leaves the New Birth Baptist Church in a horse drawn wagon in Miami.  (ALAN DIAZ / AP)

UConn football players react after viewing Jasper Howard’s body.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

UConn football players react after viewing Jasper Howard’s body.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

Unidentified people are shown at the funeral for UConn football player Jasper Howard.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

JoAngila Howard, facing camera, tries to console a family member during the funeral for her son, Jasper Howard.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)

Unidentified friends from Jasper Howard’s neighborhood talks about the slain UConn football player during his funeral in Miami. Howard was fatally stabbed outside a dance on Connecticut’s campus.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

UConn football coach Randy Edsall, center, tries to console Kashaf Moore, left, and Kijuan Moore, right, during the funeral for Jasper Howard in Miami. Howard was fatally stabbed outside a dance on Connecticut’s campus.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

JoAngila Howard, facing camera, hugs family members during the funeral for her son, Jasper Howard.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)

UConn football coach Randy Edsall hugs JoAngila Howard during the funeral for her son, Jasper Howard.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

UConn football coach Randy Edsall speaks at the funeral for Jasper Howard.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

UConn football players Kashaf Moore, left, and Kijuan Dadney talk about their teammate during the funeral for Jasper Howard.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

Unidentified High School friends of Jasper Howard speak during his funeral.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)

An unidentified speaker is overcome with emotion as he talks about his high school friend during the funeral for Jasper Howard.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)

Unideitified friends from Jasper Howard’s neighborhood talk about the slain UConn football player during his funeral in Miami. Howard was fatally stabbed outside a dance on Connecticut’s campus.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

Tra’von Benjamin, center, is hugged by unidentified friends, as he talks about Jasper Howard, during Howard’s funeral in Miami. Howard, a UConn football player, was stabbed to death outside a dance on Connecticut’s campus.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

UConn football players Kashaf Moore, left, and Kijuan Dadney talk about their teammate, Jasper Howard, during his funeral in Miami. Howard, a UConn football player, was stabbed to death outside a dance on Connecticut’s campus.   (J PAT CARTER / AP)

An unidentified man views the body of Jasper Howard, at his funeral.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)

A mourner wipes tears from her face as she passes Jasper Howard in his casket before funeral services Monday in Miami. Howard played on the UConn football team before he was stabbed and killed on campus.  (MICHAEL MCANDREWS / HARTFORD COURANT)

Unidentified UConn football players pause to view the body of Jasper Howard at his funeral.  (J PAT CARTER / AP)