One player was killed and two crowd members were injured during a shooting at the Kingdome Basketball Tournament in Harlem about 10:30 p.m. Friday.
The New York Post reported that the player, 35-year-old Kinu Rochford, “was shot while watching between games.”
First responders performed life saving efforts on Rochford, and he was transported to a hospital but did not survive.
Two crowd members — a 28-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman — were also shot, but their wounds were non-life-threatening.
PIX11 confirmed that Rochford formerly played for Fairleigh Dickinson University. The university reacted to Rochford’s death by posting to social media: “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.”
A resident who lives near where the tournament was held said, “It’s completely disheartening. We live in a world where it’s completely gun violence and violence altogether… and to be in this place — it’s supposed to be the summer and you’re having fun. It’s a tournament and you can’t even do that because you’re worried about getting shot.”
Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety’s research ranks New York number 4 in the nation for gun control.
The controls include a red flag law, a concealed carry permit requirement, gun storage laws, an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a bump stock ban, a “Glock Switches” ban, “Ghost Gun” regulations, a microstamping requirement for new handguns, a ban on being armed on college campuses for self-defense, and many more.
The NRA-ILA noted that NY also requires a permit to purchase and the registration of handguns.
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