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Ex-Ellesmere Port Basketball Star Dies in New York as Tributes Paid
Police said the shooting left two others wounded and remains under investigation, with no arrests made and the victim identified as former FDU player Kinu Rochford.
- On Friday, July 10, 2026, professional basketball player Kinu Rochford, 35, was shot and killed during the Kingdome Basketball Tournament at the Martin Luther King Jr. Towers in Harlem. Two other spectators were wounded in the gunfire.
- NYPD detectives believe Rochford was the intended target following an argument on the sidelines, according to police sources. No arrests have been made as the investigation remains ongoing.
- A standout FDU athlete, Rochford built a successful professional career across Europe before his death. The university described him as a 'fierce competitor with a big heart' who led the team in scoring as a senior in 2012-13.
- Harlem Assemblyman Jordan Wright called the shooting 'another act of senseless violence,' while Councilman Yusef Salaam noted the incident created 'fear that stays in our community.' Witnesses described roughly 500 spectators scrambling for cover.
- This marks the second time in a week that multiple people were struck by gunfire at a public event. Eight people, including four children, were wounded at a Coney Island barbecue on July Fourth in an attack prosecutors termed a 'mass shooting.
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Former Basketball Player Killed at Harlem Tournament
Kinu Rochford, 35, died and two other people were wounded when gunfire erupted Friday night at the Kingdom Games. NEW YORK CITY, NY — Former Fairleigh Dickinson University basketball standout Kinu Rochford was fatally shot and two other people were wounded during an annual basketball tournament in Harlem, police said. The shooting happened shortly before...
Former professional basketball player and National Basketball League (NBL) champion Kinu Rochford was shot dead in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City this weekend, the New York Police Department said.
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