{"id":11687,"date":"2018-07-08T08:18:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T12:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=11687"},"modified":"2018-07-08T08:18:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T12:18:57","slug":"tyler-honeycutt-ex-nba-player-dies-after-police-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2018\/07\/08\/tyler-honeycutt-ex-nba-player-dies-after-police-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Honeycutt: Ex-NBA player dies after police shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Basketball player Tyler Honeycutt has died after a shootout with US police, local media report.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Police Department said an unnamed suspect appeared to have died of a “self-inflicted gunshot”, after reportedly firing on officers.<\/p>\n

US media report it was the former Sacramento King’s player, who was on contract for Moscow’s BC Khimki.<\/p>\n

Honeycutt’s mother reportedly called the police because her son was acting “erratically”.<\/p>\n

His team confirmed his death on Twitter after speaking with his agent.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Honeycutt passed away…<\/p>\n

Player’s agent, mr. Aaron Mintz, confirmed the death of Honeycutt@<\/span>Khimkibasket<\/span><\/a> expresses its deepest condolences to Tyler’s family and friends<\/p>\n

Rest in peace, Tyler…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police responded to the call at about 17:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Friday.<\/p>\n

According to the LAPD, the suspect, who they have not yet confirmed as Honeycutt, seems to have fired on the responding officers and barricaded himself inside a house. No officers were injured.<\/p>\n

US media report this was Honeycutt’s residence in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

After a prolonged standoff, SWAT teams entered the house early on Saturday morning and found the suspect “unresponsive”.<\/p>\n

While initial reports suggested Honeycutt may have been hit by police fire, the LAPD tweeted that the suspect “sustained injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound”.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: Regarding last nights Officer-Involved Shooting in Van Nuys Division, it appears as if the suspect was not struck by any officer\u2019s gunfire. The suspect appears to have sustained injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Starting his career at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Honeycutt was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in 2011.<\/p>\n

He played brief spells for the Reno Bighorns before moving to the Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n

In 2013 he left the US to play for Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona, followed by BC Khimki in 2014. He returned to Khimki last year after a year at Turkish team Anadolu Efes.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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