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Son of former NBA player charged with capital murder
By: cnn.comPosted On: 01/03/2011 11:05 A
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Nickey Van Exel, the 20-year-old son of former NBA player and current Atlanta Hawks coaching staff member Nick Van Exel, has been charged with capital murder in the shooting of a close friend, his attorney said.
Nickey Van Exel, the 20-year-old son of former NBA player and current Atlanta Hawks coaching staff member Nick Van Exel, has been charged with capital murder in the shooting of a close friend, his attorney said.
Van Exel was released on $25,000 bond, said Executive Chief Deputy Jesse Flores of the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
Van Exel is charged in the shooting of Bradley Bassey Eyo, 23, in the Dallas suburb of Garland. Eyo's body was dumped near Lake Ray Hubbard, authorities said, and had an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body.
Police found the remains on Sunday and arrested Van Exel on Wednesday, authorities said.
In an interview with CNN affiliate WFAA, Eyo's father said police told him that Van Exel said the shooting was an accident.
"They were playing with a shotgun, and when it went off on Bradley, he didn't know what to do, took his body and dumped it on the street," the father told WFAA.
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