A young basketball star who was just 16 years old has been shot and killed in New Jersey in a tragic set of events.
Letrell Duncan was a high school basketball player and he was shot dead on Monday. The details of what happened have been shared by the family.
The New York Times reported that Duncan‘s aunt, Marsha Douglas, said two men approached Duncan and his friends after they left East Orange Campus High School in New Jersey.
Words were exchanged before the two men left, but two people in ski masks who had a gun returned to confront the teenagers.
Law enforcement said Duncan was shot four times, and he died at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey.
It is also reported that the police have got surveillance footage of the street where Duncan was shot dead, which could aid in the investigation.
No arrests have been made, although the East Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office homicide and major crimes task force are investigating.
How good was Letrell Duncan?
Duncan played guard for East Orange Campus High School and for Garden State Bounce, which is a club team.
He scored 180 points as a freshman in high school and was the team captain for his club team.
“He was into school and he was into his basketball, that was it,” his aunt said.
“Nothing else. School and basketball.”
An emotional statement was released by the Garden State Bounce team.
“I’m crying as I write this message because he left us with so many great memories on and off the court, from his laugh and light heartedness, to his tenacity when it was game time,” part of the message read.
“Trell was one of the crown jewels of this program and we will dearly miss him. We couldn’t have accomplished what we did without him.”
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