Bryce Dejean-Jones

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Dejean-Jones in 2015

Bryce Alexander Dejean-Jones (August 21, 1992 – May 28, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He played college basketball for Iowa State University. He played professionally for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2016.

On May 28, 2016, Dejean-Jones died in Dallas, Texas when he was shot by his ex-girlfriend's neighbour, after breaking into the neighbor's apartment.[1] He thought he was breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment. He was 23 years old.[2]

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  1. Simpson, Ian; McGurty, Frank (May 28, 2016). "NBA player Bryce Dejean-Jones killed in Dallas shooting". Reuters.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  2. Mervosh, Sarah (May 28, 2016). "NBA player Bryce Dejean-Jones killed while breaking into Dallas apartment, police say". DallasNews.com. Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

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