13 guns used in NYC mass shooting that killed rising hoops star Darius Lee
July 9, 2022
Houston Baptist University basketball player Darius Lee was fatally hit by a stray bullet on Fathers Day in Harlem
Houston Baptist University campus A rising college basketball star cut down by a stray bullet in Harlem on Father’s Day was collateral damage in a wild shootout that involved 13 guns and scores of shots fired, police said.
Darius Lee, 21, was among nine people shot in Harlem early June 20 at a party hosted by local rapper Troy “Rich” Rhymer, authorities said.
Lee, incredibly, was the only person to die in the mass shooting. He was not an intended target, cops said.
The NYPD revealed this week that Lee was felled during a cascade of gunfire that involved 13 guns and 53 shots.
Investigators determined 10 firearms were used based on casings found at the scene of the shootout. Three more guns were recovered at the scene of the shooting, authorities said.
Two women and seven men, including Lee, were shot near the intersection of East 139th Street and Fifth Avenue around 12:40 a.m., according to the NYPD.
According to police, 13 guns were used in the mass shooting in Harlem on Father's Day
Lee and eight other people were shot at the party where 53 bullets were fired. Lee was not the intended target of the shooting, according to police
Lee was pronounced dead at Lincoln Medical Center, while others were treated at Harlem Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The promising hoopster had dreams of playing for his hometown Knicks, his tearful grandma told The Post.
The former standout at St. Raymond High School for Boys in The Bronx, went on to play for SUNY Sullivan Community College in upstate New York before being recruited by Houston Baptist University in Texas.
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