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Cops: NBA Player Killed While Breaking Into Apartment
newser ^ | 05/28/2016

Posted on 05/28/2016 3:55:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Police responded to a shooting at an apartment around 3:20 am and found Bryce Dejean-Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans wounded with a gunshot. He died at the hospital. The resident of the apartment tells police he was sleeping when someone kicked down his front door then his bedroom door. He says he fired his gun once. According to the New York Daily News, it appears Dejean-Jones thought he was breaking into an acquaintance's apartment but got the wrong one.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: brycedejeanjones; crime; darwinawards; darwinawardwinner; louisiana; neworleans; pelicans; unnaturalselection
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To: aquila48
According to this article - http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2016/05/nba-player-bryce-dejean-jones-dies-in-dallas-county-at-age-23.html/, it looks like the acquaintance is an estranged girlfriend that was the mother of his child, and he wanted to visit on the kid's first birthday.
21 posted on 05/28/2016 4:16:40 PM PDT by ken in texas
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To: BenLurkin

Looked him up. Guard, 6’6”
Went from USC to UNLV to Iowa State.
Arrested on visit number 9 by Ames Iowa cops to his apartment a year and a half ago.

I think he is just more urban garbage. Los Angeles area.


He evidently did not consider that a home invasion at 3AM in Texas might have a possible chance of being more dangerous than LA.


22 posted on 05/28/2016 4:16:41 PM PDT by Rockpile (GOP legislators-----caviar eating surrender monkeys.)
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To: chasio649

Especially amongst certain elements of society.


23 posted on 05/28/2016 4:18:58 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

It happened in Dallas.


24 posted on 05/28/2016 4:19:34 PM PDT by Rastus (#AlwaysTrump #NeverHillary)
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To: BenLurkin

The NBA needs to have a school to teach common decency.


25 posted on 05/28/2016 4:20:04 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: BenLurkin

I wonder if he was dribbling ll the way to the hospital ?


26 posted on 05/28/2016 4:20:29 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom yes I know)
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To: ken in texas

He kicked open the front door to visit his child? How appropriate. Happy Birthday, son!


27 posted on 05/28/2016 4:21:06 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ken in texas

IQ = ????


28 posted on 05/28/2016 4:21:47 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: trisham

"....I'm sure he did....but he lost the paper it was on and he forgot the words"

29 posted on 05/28/2016 4:22:03 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: BenLurkin

Innumeracy can be a bitch.


30 posted on 05/28/2016 4:23:58 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (When the going gets weird, the weird go professional.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“My computer is so fast it posts before I’ve read the clip, much less the article.”


31 posted on 05/28/2016 4:24:02 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: Rastus

Then there is more of a chance the victim gets in trouble. Unlikely though.


32 posted on 05/28/2016 4:24:24 PM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist
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To: BenLurkin
let's hope it was a learning experience
33 posted on 05/28/2016 4:24:36 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: aquila48
And why would he be breaking into an acquaintance’s apartment?

Dollars to donuts it was a girl's apartment he thought he was breaking into.

 

34 posted on 05/28/2016 4:24:39 PM PDT by MNnice
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To: Doogle

I’m guessing that those who knew him can look back on his life and see how it all came to this.


35 posted on 05/28/2016 4:25:36 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

For sure


36 posted on 05/28/2016 4:26:58 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

I would hope the guy’ll get no-billed, assuming the facts are as described.


37 posted on 05/28/2016 4:29:01 PM PDT by Rastus (#AlwaysTrump #NeverHillary)
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To: Chode

"....a short one....bout 5 blocks and two left turns"

38 posted on 05/28/2016 4:30:34 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: trisham

Not just the front door but the bedroom door too. I wonder if he was under the influence of something.


39 posted on 05/28/2016 4:36:47 PM PDT by xp38
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To: BenLurkin

Stupid is as stupid does.


40 posted on 05/28/2016 4:43:04 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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