On Saturday (September 6), Toraya Reid, the sister of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid, was found fatally shot by her boyfriend in New Jersey.
According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Reid was shot and killed at the Paragon Apartment complex in Jackson Township. Law enforcement officers were called to the scene around 11 a.m. and Toraya was “unresponsive, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and “laying near the exit of the apartment complex,” court documents read.
“A subsequent investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Jackson Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, identified Green – who has been in a dating relationship with Ms. Reid – as the individual responsible for her death,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
Shaquille Green, the main suspect was reportedly seen leaving the apartment complex on foot. Police officers located him “running on North New Prospect Road.” Eventually, Green was apprehended and taken into custody without incident. Green has been charged with murder along with several weapons charges.
He is currently in Ocean County jail, where he awaits a detention hearing.
In an interview with MSP Magazine, Naz Reid spoke about being the middle child and how Toraya and his other sister Jakahya was protective over him.
“My older sister is super protective, she treats us like she’s our parent,” Naz said.
Because I was the only boy, everybody was always paying attention to me because I was playing basketball in another city. So everybody made sure that I was okay.
We at WBLS offer our deepest condolences and prayers to the family of Toraya Reid.