New Orleans Pelicans guard, Bryce Dejean-Jones has passed away after being shot earlier this morning in Dallas. Some of the details still remain unclear but he was shot while kicking down the door to an apartment and forcing his way in and the resident of the apartment opened fire.
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According to Dallas police, officers responded to a call about a shooting at an apartment at about 3:20 a.m. Saturday morning. The resident of the apartment said an individual had kicked open his front door and entered his apartment.
The resident, who had been asleep, retrieved a handgun and called out to the individual, but did not receive an answer. The individual kicked the bedroom door and the resident fired his gun at the individual, who left the apartment and collapsed in the breezeway. The individual was transported to the hospital, where he died. Police at that point identified him as Dejean-Jones.
“It is with deep sadness that the Pelicans organization acknowledges the sudden passing of Bryce Dejean-Jones,” the Pelicans said in a statement. “We are devastated at the loss of this young man’s life who had such a promising future ahead of him. Our thoughts and prayers are with Bryce’s family during this difficult time.”
Jones was reportedly in town for his daughters birthday party and was involved in an argument with the mother of his child shortly before the shooting. Police say that the resident of the apartment did not know Jones and they are still unsure as to why he kicked in the door and went inside.
Dejean-Jones, a native of Los Angeles, averaged 5.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 19.9 minutes over the 14 games last season.
