Tragedia nel mondo del basket: Tyler Honeycutt, 27 anni, ala del Khimki Mosca ed ex-giocatore NBA, è stato ritrovato morto nel suo appartamento di LA. Honeycutt si era barricato all’interno dell’edificio alcune ore fa, in seguito ad una sparatoria avvenuta con un poliziotto. All’ingresso delle squadre SWAT nell’appartamento, il giovane sarebbe stato ritrovato senza vita. Le cause del decesso sono ancora da definire, così come le circostanze che avrebbero spinto Honeycutt ad avviare uno scontro a fuoco con un agente. La notizia della morte del giovane porta grande sgomento nel mondo del basket americano ed europeo.
UPDATE: At approx 5pm Officers assigned to Van Nuys Division responded to a radio call of a Man with a Gun in the area of Riverside Drive & Tyrone Avenue. They made contact with the suspect, a male in his 20’s, and as they were communicating with the suspect an OIS occurred.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018
UPDATE: We can confirm that during the initial encounter the suspect fired a shot out of the residence and officers returned fire. No officers were injured and it’s unknown if the suspect was struck. This is still an ongoing barricaded situation with SWAT officers on scene.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018
UPDATE: SWAT entered the residence & located an unresponsive male. LAFD responded & pronounced the male dead at scene. Investigators from our Force Investigation Division are at scene conducting a thorough investigation and we will provide more details as they become available
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018