Bryce Dejean-Jones was shot and killed after breaking into an apartment in Dallas early Saturday morning.
The former New Orleans Pelicans guard died at a hospital on Saturday, and the Dallas Morning News provides more information about the matter.
According to a police report, Dejean-Jones kicked open the door to an apartment. The apartment resident was asleep and woke up. The person got a gun, called out and heard no answer. Dejean-Jones apparently kicked open the bedroom door, and that’s when the resident shot him.
#BREAKING NBA player @B2nyce was shot breaking into an apartment in Dallas, per @DallasPD. https://t.co/yxvPFZTKyj pic.twitter.com/AI7Ok6WewE
— Sarah Mervosh (@smervosh) May 28, 2016
Dejean-Jones left the apartment, collapsed, and was taken to the hospital where he died.
An email from the building manager says Dejean-Jones was trying to break into the apartment of an estranged person he knew but went into the wrong one.
MORE: Statement from apt. mgmt alleges Dejean-Jones was trying to break into apartment of "estranged acquaintance". pic.twitter.com/KMSocoaz55
— Justin W. Waldrop (@JustinWWaldrop) May 28, 2016
Dejean-Jones was from Los Angeles and played college ball at USC, UNLV and Iowa State. At USC, he nearly got kicked off the team after a few incidents which included punching a teammate and get into it with a resident adviser. He was suspended at UNLV for shoving a teammate, and he was arrested at Iowa State once.
The Pelicans issued the following statement about the 23-year-old guard:
Statement from the Pelicans: pic.twitter.com/cb2k6mORzy
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 28, 2016
