Father of 'Hoop Dreams' Star Shot to Death
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The father of a high school basketball player whose life was chronicled in the acclaimed documentary "Hoop Dreams" has been shot and killed.
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The family of a father and son shot dead at their home in Hertfordshire pay tribute to them.
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A man broke into an apartment and fatally shot a 2-year-old boy after demanding &#36;1,000 in tax return money from the child's father, authorities said.
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A retired custodian fatally shot his wife and two adult sons in their sleep, then turned the gun on himself, police said Thursday.
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The unarmed man shot to death by New York police hours before his wedding was the nephew of Miami basketball coach Frank Haith.
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Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning actor on the &quot;As the World Turns&quot; soap opera, committed suicide this week with a gunshot to the head, police said.
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The Montrose County Coroner has confirmed that the 14-year-old son of NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol was killed in the fiery crash of a chartered jet.
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A homeless man who played a pivotal role in the biggest upset in college basketball history was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds two days after being accused of sexual assault, officials said Tuesday.
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Dennis Johnson, a five-time NBA All-Star and integral part of the Celtics' 1984 and 1986 championship teams, died yesterday, collapsing after coaching Boston's NBA Development League affiliate, the Austin Toros, in practice in Austin, Texas.
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Paul Arizin, an early pioneer of the jump shot who led the Philadelphia Warriors to the 1956 NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest NBA players, died Tuesday at his home in suburban Philadelphia. He was 78.
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Actor Robert Earl Jones, a fixture in Broadway shows and movies and the father of actor James Earl Jones, has died.
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Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championships and teamed with Larry Bird on one of the great postseason plays, died Thursday, collapsing after his developmental team's practice. He was 52.
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A weekend shooting that left six people dead in an apartment, including twin baby boys, was a murder-suicide committed by the father of the children, police said Wednesday.
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A state trooper who had stopped to help who he thought was a stranded motorist was shot and killed Thursday by the man, who then reloaded the shotgun and killed himself, state police said.
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Lucky Dube, a reggae star who launched his career with criticism of the former apartheid government, was shot to death in an apparent carjacking attempt as he was dropping off his children, police and his Web site said Friday.
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JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 19 -- South African reggae star Lucky Dube was shot to death in an apparent carjacking attempt, prompting grief and anger Friday that the country's high crime rate had claimed yet another renowned victim.
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A man was killed and two others injured  on Sunday when a bizarre family dispute escalated into a  shooting in an eastern Mississippi hospital, authorities said.