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12-07-2005, 10:05 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/story/372523p-316837c.html
SEATTLE - The Knicks' Quentin Richardson returned home to Chicago late Monday after his 31-year-old brother, Lee Richardson, was shot and killed in a noontime robbery.
According to Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond, Lee Richardson was walking with his father near their home on South Parnell Ave. when three men got out of a minivan and confronted them. Police said the suspects took Richardson's wallet before shooting him four times. Following a chase that ended with the minivan crashing into a nursing home, police caught and arrested the suspects.
Richardson was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 5:39 p.m. Monday. Sources said Richardson's father, LeeSr., was assaulted during the robbery and suffered a heart attack when he was told that his son had died.
The victims "were just walking down the street, minding their own business," Bond said. Another Richardson brother, Bernard, was shot and killed by robbers in 1992.
Quentin Richardson is not expected to rejoin the team until next week at the earliest. Over the next three days, the Knicks face the Clippers and Suns, his old clubs. He was in Seattle with his teammates when he was notified that his brother had been shot. Isiah Thomas informed the players at practice on Monday that Richardson's brother had died. As the team huddled, Knicks center Jerome James led it in prayer.
SEATTLE - The Knicks' Quentin Richardson returned home to Chicago late Monday after his 31-year-old brother, Lee Richardson, was shot and killed in a noontime robbery.
According to Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond, Lee Richardson was walking with his father near their home on South Parnell Ave. when three men got out of a minivan and confronted them. Police said the suspects took Richardson's wallet before shooting him four times. Following a chase that ended with the minivan crashing into a nursing home, police caught and arrested the suspects.
Richardson was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 5:39 p.m. Monday. Sources said Richardson's father, LeeSr., was assaulted during the robbery and suffered a heart attack when he was told that his son had died.
The victims "were just walking down the street, minding their own business," Bond said. Another Richardson brother, Bernard, was shot and killed by robbers in 1992.
Quentin Richardson is not expected to rejoin the team until next week at the earliest. Over the next three days, the Knicks face the Clippers and Suns, his old clubs. He was in Seattle with his teammates when he was notified that his brother had been shot. Isiah Thomas informed the players at practice on Monday that Richardson's brother had died. As the team huddled, Knicks center Jerome James led it in prayer.