A man was killed and two people were wounded Friday in a shooting at a basketball court in Harlem, the New York Police Department said.
According to the NYPD, two men and a woman were shot at around 10:30 p.m. at the basketball court behind 70 Lenox Ave., between 112th St. and 115th.
Officers said they found Kinu Rochford, 35, in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. A 28-year-old man was also shot in the shin and a 22-year-old woman was shot in the right forearm.
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Rochford, of Brooklyn, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Morningside, police said.
He is a former college basketball player at FDU in New Jersey, according to the school.
“FDU is devastated to hear of the tragic passing of former men’s basketball player Kinu Rochford (’13). A standout Knight and leader, Rochford built a legacy in Hackensack. He was 35 years old,” the FDU Knights’ said in an Instagram post.
The other man and woman were hospitalized in stable condition, according to police. Their names were not released.
It was not immediately known what led to the shooting. The NYPD said the investigation was ongoing and no arrests had been made.
Anyone with any 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). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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