Minnesota Timberwolves star Naz Reid’s older sister, Toraya Reid, was shot and killed in New Jersey.
Law enforcement officials in Jackson Township had been known as to an house constructing on Larsen Street at round 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer stated in a press launch. Authorities discovered an unresponsive lady who had sustained a number of gunshot wounds close to the doorway of the house advanced. The girl was later recognized as Toraya, who was 28 years outdated on the time of her loss of life.
Extra officers responded to the scene and noticed a person, who was later recognized as Shaquille Inexperienced, working down a close-by avenue. Toraya and Inexperienced, 29, had been in a “relationship relationship,” in accordance with Billhimer.
“Inexperienced was taken into custody with out incident and transported to Jackson Township Police Headquarters,” the prosecutor’s workplace wrote within the press launch.
Inexperienced has been charged with homicide, possession of a weapon for an illegal function and illegal possession of a weapon in reference to Toraya’s loss of life. He’s presently being held on the Ocean County Jail as he awaits his detention listening to.
Along with Naz, 26, Toraya additionally had a youthful sister named Jakahya.
Naz is greatest identified for his profession within the NBA enjoying heart/energy ahead for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has been enjoying for the staff since 2019, whereas he was beforehand a school athlete at Louisiana State College.
The skilled athlete had an in depth bond with Toraya, and he beforehand instructed Minneapolis-St. Paul journal that she was very protecting of him.
“My older sister is tremendous protecting,” he stated of Toraya in the course of the 2023 interview. “She treats us like she’s our mother or father.”
Following her loss of life, Naz took to his Instagram Tales on Sunday, September 7, to share a handful of throwback photographs of Toraya. One snapshot confirmed the siblings sporting matching pink outfits, and one other captured Toraya smiling as she sat subsequent to Naz.
In the meantime, Jakahya took to Fb to ask for privateness. She additionally admitted that she couldn’t consider the state of affairs wasn’t “some type of sick joke.”
“We at all times ship our condolences and say we might by no means think about ourselves in that state of affairs… and but right here I’m. Going through the unimaginable. With out you by my aspect,” she wrote, in accordance with Individuals.
She added in a further submit, “My sister has a reputation. She is not only some woman, she’s not simply the NBA celebrity sister. She has a reputation and that’s Toraya Reid.”
