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 House complicated in Jackson Township, New Jersey. In keeping with inmate information reviewed by Us Weekly, suspect Shaquille Inexperienced, 29, was arrested in reference to the taking pictures 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 had been relationship on the time of the taking pictures.
The outlet additionally reported that Inexperienced was seen “operating 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 stated in an announcement.
The pair’s sister, Jakahya Smith, addressed Toraya’s loss of life on Fb in a number of posts.
“We all the time ship our condolences and say we might by no means think about ourselves in that state of affairs….. and but right here I’m,” she wrote on Saturday, September 6. “Going through the unimaginable. With out you by my aspect I simply talked to you final night time bro we was ki’ing bout this n**** not even understanding 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 identify and loss of life in the identical sentence. This s**t actual so surreal. The entire approach dwelling I used to be simply hoping and praying it was some sort of sick joke that you’d name me and inform me it wasn’t true. I’m disgusted. I’m damage. However most of all I’m indignant. 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 crew 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 father or mother,” he stated on the time. “As a result of I used to be the one boy, everyone was all the time being attentive 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.”