NBA player Bryce Dejean-Jones was shot to death early Sunday [May 29] in Dallas.


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According to a CNN report, the New Orleans Pelicans player was said to have mistakenly entered the wrong apartment.

Police spokesman Demarquis Black said in a statement: “A Dallas resident told police he heard someone enter his apartment by kicking open the front door,” and that the resident “called out to the individual, but was not answered,” and once the resident’s bedroom door was kicked open, the resident fired his gun, police said.

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Dejean-Jones was taken to the hospital where he passed away from his injuries.

The Pelicans player’s agent, Scott Nichols, said 23 year old Dejean-Jones was in Dallas visiting his girlfriend’s new apartment for his daughter’s first birthday.

Nichols also added that this was his first time visiting the apartment, and that once he arrived back to the apartment later that night, he went to the wrong unit; one floor below his girlfriend’s actual apartment.

“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.”