3:45pm: Dejean-Jones went to the wrong floor of his girlfriend’s apartment,
tweets international journalist David Pick. He found himself locked out and pounded on the door several times before entering. Police say it doesn’t appear that Dejean-Jones and the apartment resident knew each other before the shooting, according to
Justin Verrier of ESPN.com.
SATURDAY: 2:08pm: Pelicans rookie
Bryce Dejean-Jones has died at age 23, reports
Travis Hines of The Ames Tribune. Dejean-Jones was shot in the abdomen and bled to death,
tweets Shams Charania of The Vertical. His death has been confirmed by the Dallas County (Texas) coroner’s office.
Dejean-Jones was allegedly involved in an early-morning break-in at a Dallas residence when the shooting took place, according to
Sarah Mervosh of The Dallas Morning News. The person who lives at the residence told police that he shot Dejean-Jones after the player kicked down his bedroom door at 3:20 a.m. today. Dejean-Jones was taken to a hospital, where he died from the bullet wound. Dallas Police Homicide is conducting an investigation. Texas law permits people to use deadly force to protect themselves and their homes, Mervosh notes.