Former Meralco Bolts import and NBA player Andre Emmett was killed last 24 September in Dallas, his family confirmed.
Emmett's body was found by a passerby at 2:30 A.M. on the side of the street at 1800 N Prairie Avenue, near Munger Avenue.
Dallas Fire Rescue arrived and observed Emmett had a gunshot wound. They transported the 37-year-old to a local hospital where he died. Police said he was running away from his attackers when he was gunned down.
The heartbroken family is asking for the community’s help to find them.
"This is a senseless tragedy, and we do not want it to go unsolved… if anyone knows anything, we're asking that they reach out to the police," said Emmett’s Aunt, Karen Oliver.
Family and friends gathered, struggling to make sense of the loss… saying the father of two had no enemies.
"That's why we're so shocked, we don't know anybody that would want to hurt him. He wasn’t like that. He wasn't involved in anything like that, he was strictly about basketball, family, business, that was it, said Emmett’s sister, Sasha.
The Dallas Carter and Texas Tech standout is perhaps best known for playing in a professional three on three league called 'The Big 3'.
Emmet played for the Bolts during the 2015 PBA Governors Cup. He led the team to the quarterfinals as the seventh-seeded team after finishing with a 5-6 record in the eliminations. Meralco dragged second seeded San Miguel Beer to a sudden-death but lost in the end, 106-99.
Aside from the Philippines, Emmett also played in Lihtuania, Belgium, France, Venezuela, China, Puerto Rico, Lebanon, and South Korea.
Emmett's body was found by a passerby at 2:30 A.M. on the side of the street at 1800 N Prairie Avenue, near Munger Avenue.
Dallas Fire Rescue arrived and observed Emmett had a gunshot wound. They transported the 37-year-old to a local hospital where he died. Police said he was running away from his attackers when he was gunned down.
The heartbroken family is asking for the community’s help to find them.
"This is a senseless tragedy, and we do not want it to go unsolved… if anyone knows anything, we're asking that they reach out to the police," said Emmett’s Aunt, Karen Oliver.
Family and friends gathered, struggling to make sense of the loss… saying the father of two had no enemies.
"That's why we're so shocked, we don't know anybody that would want to hurt him. He wasn’t like that. He wasn't involved in anything like that, he was strictly about basketball, family, business, that was it, said Emmett’s sister, Sasha.
The Dallas Carter and Texas Tech standout is perhaps best known for playing in a professional three on three league called 'The Big 3'.
Emmet played for the Bolts during the 2015 PBA Governors Cup. He led the team to the quarterfinals as the seventh-seeded team after finishing with a 5-6 record in the eliminations. Meralco dragged second seeded San Miguel Beer to a sudden-death but lost in the end, 106-99.
Aside from the Philippines, Emmett also played in Lihtuania, Belgium, France, Venezuela, China, Puerto Rico, Lebanon, and South Korea.
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