Darius Lee, a senior basketball player from Houston Baptist University was shot to death during a mass shooting in Harlem.
The footballer was visiting home before his graduation in December when he and eight others were mercilessly shot.
New York: Darius Lee Was Shot To Death
Darius Lee, a Houston Baptist basketball player, was killed in a mass shooting in Harlem early Monday morning. The incident injured nine individuals, with Lee being the only one who died.
Bronx.news reported, Officers received the report at 12:40 a.m. between East 139th Street and 5th Avenue, according to the NYPD.
Authorities first discovered five persons shot near the Madison Avenue Bridge, bringing the total number of casualties to seven males and two women aged 21 to 42.
Mr. Lee was struck in the torso and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The remaining eight victims were primarily grazed and are likely to recover.
The dead victim was identified as Darius Lee, 21, of the Bronx. Lee’s St. Raymond High School coach informed News 12 that he has one semester remaining before graduation.
“He had recently returned home from college at Houston Baptist, where he was expected to graduate in December,” Greg Thompson Tweeted.
Police said they recovered a pistol at the site and are attempting to put together what transpired to cause this incident.
The first mass shooting in New York City occurred in April at the Sunset Park subway station.
When gunfire broke out, the victims were enjoying a late-night party. One local told Eyewitness News that she couldn’t believe her ears after hearing so many gunshots.
“I was sitting in my living room and all I could hear were intermittent gunfire ringing,” she explained.
“‘Prong, prong, prong!’ it sounded like. ‘Brum, Brum!’ it said before stopping and picking up again. You know, there were so many shots. At first, I mistook it for fireworks. I suddenly thought, ‘No way, that can’t be.'”
Initially, police were notified that two groups of people were firing at each other at the location, Abc7 reported. “We basically assume it was a gathering, a BBQ,” said NYPD Deputy Chief Brian McGee.
Unfortunately, it was a mass shooting that no one have predicted. We can see a chaotic and horrified netizen’s video on social media.
Darius Lee, Houston Baptist Basketball Player Passed Away
Darius Lee was a 21-year-old basketball player from Houston Baptist, who passed away during the mass shooting on Monday morning. The horrifying incident took place at 5th Ave and 139th St, at an overpass leading to a park adjacent to the Harlem River Drive.
He was taken to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Similar to Lees’s case, a large number of the victims were shot in the torso. People suffered damage to their legs, backs, and even their fingers.
At the moment, there were no arrests made, and it is unclear what sparked the shooting.
Who Is Darius Lee? Wikipedia And Net Worth
Darius Lee was born to Eric Lee and Taren Weaver on Aug. 8, 2000, in Harlem, N.Y. He was a two-year starter at St. Raymond High School for Boys in the Bronx.
He averaged 21 points, 7.5 rebounds, and four assists per game as a senior and 15 points, six rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as a junior.
Prior to HBU, he played two seasons for coach Brent Wilson at SUNY Sullivan. He played in 30 games, averaging 18.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game while guiding the Generals to a 28-2 record and a national ranking of a second.
He was voted first-team all-American, area player of the year, conference player of the year, and tournament MVP of the region. As a freshman, he averaged 14 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.
Lee participated in 23 games off the bench for the Huskies in 2020-21 (Junior), averaging 15.1 minutes per game. He was third on the squad with 7.9 points per game and three rebounds per game.
Unfortunately, the player’s professional career was cut short. His family and friends must be devastated by the news of his death.
The player was just starting off his career and might have generated a net worth of $10,000. However, this is only an estimation, and the real quantity may differ.