India, July 12 -- Former professional basketball player Kinu Rochford was shot and killed during a basketball tournament in Harlem on Friday night, according to the New York Police Department.

Rochford, 35, suffered a gunshot wound to the head after gunfire erupted near King Towers in Upper Manhattan. Two other people were also wounded and remain in stable condition.

Rochford was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. According to the police statement reported by local media, Rochford was shot while competing in the tournament.

He resides in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, which is roughly15 miles from the scene of his murder.

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