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A 35‑year‑old professional player was gunned down on Lenox Avenue during a tournament dispute, and two others were injured. His brother remembered him as a unifier, while teammates and fans grapple with the loss.
Professional basketball player Kinu Rochford was killed in a Harlem shooting, prompting a massive tribute in his childhood neighborhood and a call to end gun violence.
A candlelit vigil in Brooklyn paid tribute to Kinu Rochford, a former college basketball player and nonprofit worker who died from a gunshot wound during a Harlem tournament. Two others were injured, and no arrests have been made.