Houston Baptist University basketball star Darius Lee was killed just after midnight Monday morning in a shooting that wounded eight others in a park near his childhood home in Harlem. But had the honor of playing beside you in two Olympics. Darius Lee, a college basketball player for Houston Baptist University, was killed in a mass shooting at a Father's Day cookout in Harlem on June 20, 2022. The New York Daily News reported that the gathering was a cookout organized by Harlem rapper Rich Rhymer, who posted invitations on his Instagram account. In total, seven men and two women ranging in age from 21 to 42 were struck in a park along the East River in the area of Fifth Avenue and East 139th Street. This video has been removed for rights reasons. He was the model citizen, a great friend, an amazing kid,Williams said. He had received a full . "Terrible news," tweeted US President Donald Trump. CBS New York's John Dias reports. And all my family out here, just pray for us. HBU coach Ron Cottrell provided a statement on Lee. He didn't deserve none of this.". Family and friends are remembering Letrell Duncan, after the highly-touted player for Garden State Bounce, an AAU team, was gunned down just blocks from his high school. Pamela Courten exclaimed at the memorial. The6-foot-6guard fromHarlem,who had been playing for Houston Baptist University in Texas,was the sole fatalityand not the intended target, cops said. Darius Miles, a former Alabama men's basketball player who was charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman early Sunday morning, "maintains his innocence" and is . 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The case was dropped after the accuser refused to testify in court. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Cops say when they arrived on the scene following reports of gunfire, they found nine people -- seven males and two females -- suffering from gunshot wounds. Police are asking for the public's help, and anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Darius Lee, a senior at Houston Baptist University in Texas, was killed, the university said. ", "He was one of the ones who was really going to make it," said Joshua Richards, Duncan's former teammate. This past season, he was a second-team All-Southland Conference selection after leading Houston Baptist in scoring and rebounding. NEW JERSEY - Gun violence claimed the life of a 16-year-old high school basketball player in East Orange, New Jersey on Monday. He is in the arms of Jesus.. But family members and colleagues said John Altobelli, coach of the Orange Coast College basketball team, was among the passengers, along with his wife Keri and their 13-year-old daughter Alyssa - who played with Bryant's daughter, Gianna. ", "We are in shock and cannot wrap our heads around this news," Cottrell said in a statement posted on the university's website. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "Darius was a remarkable young man who loved the Lord, his mom, his family, his teammates, his friends, and his entire HBU family," Ron Cottrell, HBU's head men's basketball coach, wrote in a statement. "As great of a basketball player as he was, he was an even better person. Hes who Id want my son to be friends with. Nov. 30, 2022. Lee was shot and killed after gunfire erupted at a cookout along the Harlem River drive around 12:30 a.m. Monday. "Wasn't into the streets or nothing. "I am. The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago a surprise development in one of. "We are in shock and cannot wrap our heads around this news.". The loss of his beautiful daughter, Gianna, makes this moment even more devastating.". Other victims went to hospitals on their own, officials said. Jayson Williams became a star for the New Jersey Nets Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. First published on January 15, 2023 / 8:48 PM. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream, Three members of the same family killed in Queens fire, Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. The investigation was ongoing Monday and police didnt immediately have details about the gathering, possible suspects, or what may have led to the shooting. Fans gathered at a makeshift memorial for Bryant in front of the Staples Center sports and entertainment arena in Los Angeles, laying flowers and basketballs in memory of the star. Cops say they've yet to make any arrests and an investigation is ongoing. My brothers gone, she said sadly. Former Kentucky basketball player Terrence Clarke, who played his lone season for the Wildcats in 2020-21, died Thursday following a car crash in Los Angeles. RELATED: High school basketball player fatally shot in face in NYC. Get TMZ breaking news sent right to your browser! News. A rising basketball star has lost her father and was hospitalized in critical condition after a car struck her and her family while they were walking on a sidewalk in Louisville, Kentucky, last week. Miles, 21, a junior reserve forward from Washington, D.C., and Michael Lynn Davis, 20, of Charles County, Maryland, were both charged with capital murder. In a statement released Monday, Houston Baptist University saidit was alsomourning Lees death. They didn't have a previous relationship, he said. Other eyewitnesses told celebrity news site TMZ they heard the helicopter's engine sputtering before it went down. The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright on Thursday admitted that she planned his 2010 slaying and will spend between eight and 30 years behind bars. Family and friends buried Letrell Duncan on Saturday . "The aircraft went down in a remote field off Las Virgenes around 10:00 this morning. He was a second team All-Southland Conference selection for the 2021-22 season and led the Huskies in scoring and rebounding and was sixth in the nation in steals per game.. Hes gone for no reason. Final goodbyes were said in New Jersey for a rising high school basketball star killed by gun violence before he could live out his dream. Our prayers are with his family first and most importantly, but also with his friends, coaches, and teammates, HBU Director of Athletics Steve Moniaci said in a statement. Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. Wilson was killed the day before his senior season was supposed to start. Shaquille O'Neal, who played alongside Bryant at the Lakers between 1996 and 2004, said there were "no words to express the pain I'm going through". A gun was recovered from the scene, police said. Letrell Duncan, a highly-touted basketball player from New Jersey, was shot and killed just blocks from his high school in East Orange, New Jersey this week. Aside from being a tremendous basketball star, he was a phenomenal human being, and a young man living such a positive life, succeeding in school, on the court, and in life. We were made aware of the recent charge against student-athlete Darius Miles; he has been removed from campus and is no longer a member of the Alabama mens basketball team., University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles charged with capital murder in shooting death on the Strip in Tuscaloosa pic.twitter.com/5B8P79sMCW, Micheal Agyei (@RICHHOMIE177) January 16, 2023. Murders are down 12% but are still at their second-highest level since 2012. A college hoops star had his promising career snuffed out when hecame home from school for the summer andended up senselesslygunned downina mass shootinginHarlem early Monday. The LA county sheriff said there were no survivors. About. For some time after Wilson was killed, Simeon issued his . Could never get past you in the playoffs in the west. Moments of silence have been observed at basketball games across the US. When it get quiet, when everybody's gone, that's when she really needs someone to step in and that's where I will be when it get quiet, because it got quiet for me," Murphy said. NBC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report. "He's an innocent kid," Lee's sister, Tiara Weaver, said. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. / AP. He grew up in Harlem, attended St. Raymond High School for Boys in the Bronx and was home for summer break. White, a 6-foot-8 standout Santa Fe High School basketball player headed to the University of New Mexico, was shot and killed early Saturday morning, a Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office spokesman . MLK Day of service tribute in Mount Vernon News / Jan 13 . We are grieved by the incident that occurred near campus last night and extend our deepest condolences to the victims family and friends, the university wrote in a statement. Police reportedly used surveillance video of the shooting and witness tips to identify the two men. "This Father's Day weekend is a weekend where people were supposed to be able to enjoy themselves with their families," NYPD commissioner Keechant Sewell said at a news conference. In the wake of the shooting, Lee's coach expressed grief and confusion over his star's untimely killing. He later apologised, saying he recognised that "she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did." According to NBC News, Brian McGee, deputy chief of the New York City Police Department, said in a news conference that police had been called to numerous reports of people shot at what appeared to be a gathering at around 12:40 a.m. in East Harlem. I think the first thing you think, you all want to be together, see each other, a lot of hugs.. Slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife, Sherra Wright, has been denied parole from a 30-year prison sentence she's serving after pleading guilty to facilitating her husband's 2010 murder. An All-Southland Conference pick, Lee led the Huskies in scoring and rebounding and was sixth . Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, played for the LA Lakers throughout his career and is considered one of the greatest players in the game's history. "They gonna need a whole lot of time, a whole lot of support, a whole lot of love and prayers because it's not easy. Bryant, 41, and Gianna, 13, were travelling in. Two of the people who were shot have gang ties, and at least one of them may have been a gunman, according to police. William "Trey" Arthur Jones III, a teacher and the father of Iowa recruit Ava Jones, died July 5 after the accident. Darius Lee was among nine people shot . Please enter valid email address to continue. Loved ones said he had finally found his footing in life. for @vanessabryant and their whole family. I know that people say this all the time when you have senseless murders and killings, but he was truly special. He was the best Ive ever been a part of in my life. Dabord died on Sept. 27 from what was termed as a result of an insulin overdose combined with not taking his asthma medication, according to the Times as told to the paper by Dabord's mother,. Alabama men's basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder in connection with a Sunday morning shooting near campus that killed a 23-year-old woman. "We're all feeling crazy sadness right now," said host Alicia Keys. So when I came out I saw smoke on the hill but it wasn't like a big, black cloud of smoke, it was just grey," he said. The family of murdered NBA star Lorenzen Wright is speaking out to ABC a year after the basketball player's wife confessed to orchestrating his shooting death.. He was a very fine young man who had a very bright future in front of him both on and off the court.. We're literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built. A basketball player at the University of Alabama sobbed as he was marched off campus by police after he was accused of shooting and killing a 23-year-old woman. His father, Eric Lee, said his son was once chubby and not a kid you would expect to become a star athlete. Family and friends buried Letrell Duncan on Saturday, almost two weeks after the 16-year-old was shot and killed near a family grocery store and schools in East Orange. Lees last game at Sharp Gym he scored 52 points with 18 rebounds. "For 20 seasons, Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolute devotion to winning," it said. Alabama had announced before Saturday's game against LSU that he was out for the season with an ankle injury. A star player in high school girls basketball was shot dead early Sunday in a building stairwell in Morningside Heights in Manhattan, the police said. A 16-year-old was shot and killed on a street corner in East Orange on Monday, as bullets flew near schools right as students were being let out for the day. Williams said Lee scored 52 points in a game this year and averaged 18 points per game. Possible Animal Hair at Kohberger's Apt New Owner of Princess Diana's Iconic Cross Necklace, Reconciles With Wife, Despite Ongoing Divorce, Wrestler's Two Daughters Injured In Wreck, Ricky 'Wild Thing' Vaughn, Roger Dorn, & Jake Taylor, 2023 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. He was also NBA scoring champion twice and a two-time Olympic champion. Former US President Barack Obama described Bryant as "a legend on the court" and said he was "just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act". #Malibu deputies at crash site looking for survivors, 4200 blk Las Virgenes Rd #Calabasas #LASD pic.twitter.com/eixLhGhLyE. His bio has been removed from the athletic department website and the university said that he "has been removed from campus" and is no longer on the team. Someone in the car fired at the two men, wounding one of the suspects. But by 21 years old, he had earned one basketball scholarship after another and was a star. All rights reserved, Tractor Trailer Falls Off Overpass Onto West I-287 Lanes Below in Westchester County; 1 Dead, JetBlue Flight Bumps Plane at JFK, 2nd Unusual Incident in Days, Finally, There's Snow In the Forecast! In July 2019, his ex-wife, Sherra. CNN University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting near the campus Sunday which left a 23-year-old woman dead,. University of Alabama basketball star Darius Miles, 23, weeps as he's perp-walked after being charged with CAPITAL MURDER over campus shooting that killed woman, 23. ROCKLIN, Calif. (KTXL) The Rocklin community is mourning the loss of a high school basketball star who was hit and killed while walking along Lonetree Boulevard Saturday night. According to. Surveillance video shows a group of teens up the block scrambling after the shots were fired. ", Alicia Keys and Lizzo lead tributes to Kobe Bryant at the Grammys. We are devastated, said Ron Cottrel, mens basketball coach for HBU. In 2020, she joined the KPRC 2 digital team as an intern. Anger and anguish poured out at Duncan's emotional funeral at the New Hope Baptist Church. Police have not determined a motive for the shooting, and no suspects are in custody. The latest Houston news, weather and sports from KPRC 2. One of Wilson's high school friends and former NBA player Nick Anderson described Wilson as a player who could do it all. Eight-time Olympic gold medallist sprinter Usain Bolt said he could not believe the news. I turned the corner and next thing I know, I see the kid laying down on the ground with blood," said a 15-year-old named Mike. In her spare time, she's an avid video gamer and loves to travel. This is unfortunately, yet again, another example of the senseless gun violence that seems to be plaguing our country right now and we all pray it will cease," Moniaci wrote in a statement. Basketball star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash. One of the suspects was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital, and Kennedy declined to disclose who fired the gun or who was hurt. Police have asked people to stay away from the crash site in order not to interfere with the investigation. 2 prospect in 2024 class, picks UNC, Houston, KU stay tops; FAU 1st time in AP poll, Weekend upsets moved names around the Power Rankings, but the Big 12 remains a winner, SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school boys' basketball teams in the 2022-23 season. Watch: Kobe Bryant's famous poem, 'Dear Basketball', Zelensky calls fatal crash a consequence of war, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. I cant even imagine what his mom is going through.. Learned so much from watching you play as a kid. Rutherford County Sheriff's . Jack Kennedy . In a statement on Sunday afternoon, the City of Calabasas said it heard the news "with great sadness". 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