The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves star Naz Reid has died after she was fatally shot on Friday, September 5. She was 28.
Toraya Reid was shot at Paragon Condo advanced in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Based on inmate information reviewed by Us Weekly, suspect Shaquille Inexperienced, 29, was arrested in reference to the capturing and charged with three separate counts: first-degree homicide, illegal possession of a weapon and illegal use of weapon.
Ocean County information additionally point out bail has not been set. Sports activities Illustrated reported on Sunday, September 7, that Reid and Inexperienced have been relationship on the time of the capturing.
The outlet additionally reported that Inexperienced was seen “working on North New Prospect Street” and brought into custody with out incident.
“A subsequent investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Workplace Main Crime Unit, Jackson Township Police Division, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Workplace Crime Scene Investigation Unit, recognized Inexperienced – who has been in a relationship relationship with Ms. Reid – as the person chargeable for her loss of life,” the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned in a press release.
The pair’s sister, Jakahya Smith, addressed Toraya’s loss of life on Fb in a number of posts.
“We at all times ship our condolences and say we may by no means think about ourselves in that state of affairs….. and but right here I’m,” she wrote on Saturday, September 6. “Dealing with the unimaginable. With out you by my aspect I simply talked to you final evening bro we was ki’ing bout this n**** not even realizing what was ready on you the very subsequent morning.”

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She continued, “I’ll by no means recover from this. I’ll by no means forgive god for taking you away from me, idk what sort of sick plan that man above has however I do know dropping you couldn’t have been aside of it. I can’t even phantom placing your title and loss of life in the identical sentence. This s**t actual so surreal. The entire means house I used to be simply hoping and praying it was some form of sick joke that you’d name me and inform me it wasn’t true. I’m disgusted. I’m harm. However most of all I’m offended. I’ll by no means be okay.”
In a second publish, Jakahya added, “Imma say this one time and one time f**king solely. My sister has a reputation. She isn’t just some woman, She’s not simply the nba tremendous star sister. She has a reputation and that’s Toraya Reid. Respect her s**t or don’t point out her in any respect.”
Naz, who joined the Timberwolves after he signed a two-way contract with the workforce in 2019, spoke of each his sisters in a 2023 interview with MSP Journal.
“My older sister is tremendous protecting, she treats us like she’s our mum or dad,” he mentioned on the time. “As a result of I used to be the one boy, everyone was at all times listening to me as a result of I used to be taking part in basketball in one other metropolis. So everyone made certain that I used to be okay.”