Jackson, NJ
AP
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The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves participant Naz Reid was fatally shot at a New Jersey apartment advanced by her boyfriend, who was charged with murder, authorities mentioned Monday.
Police went to the Paragon apartment advanced in Jackson round 11 a.m. Saturday, after receiving studies of pictures fired. They quickly discovered Toraya Reid, 28, unresponsive close to the advanced’s exit, and she or he apparently had been shot a number of instances, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer mentioned. Officers additionally noticed Shaquille Green, 29, of Jackson working down a close-by street, and he was quickly taken into custody with out incident.
Besides the murder depend, Green additionally faces two weapons prices. Billhimer mentioned Reid and Green had been in “a dating relationship” however didn’t present additional particulars.
Green remained jailed on Monday, and prosecutors didn’t know if he had retained an lawyer.
Reid, 25, a New Jersey native and a star scholastic participant in his dwelling state, is about to enter his seventh season with Minnesota and just lately signed a five-year contract with the staff. He was named the NBA’s “Sixth Man of the Year” for the 2023-2024 season.
Reid’s brokers didn’t instantly reply to an electronic mail looking for touch upon Monday.
Jackson is a group in southern New Jersey, about 31 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Philadelphia.