Former UCLA star and NBA player Tyler Honeycutt was found dead following a standoff with Los Angeles police that lasted over a stretch of several hours.
According to ABC 7, the 27-year-old Honeycutt fired at police officers before he was barricaded in his home and found dead early Saturday morning.
A former NBA and UCLA basketball player who barricaded himself inside a Sherman Oaks residence after allegedly firing a gun at police was found dead early Saturday, police say.
Family members identified the man as Tyler Honeycutt, a former UCLA basketball player who had a brief career in the NBA.
Overnight, Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officers went into the home and discovered the man’s body, police said in a tweet shortly before 4 a.m…
The barricade began about 5 p.m. Friday, when police received a call from the suspect’s mother, who said her son was acting erratically.
When officers arrived at the home, near Riverside Drive and Tyrone Avenue, the suspect opened fire on them, authorities said.
Officers returned fire, and the suspect barricaded himself inside the home for several hours.
Though the officers did fire back at Honeycutt, it’s now believed that a self-inflicted gunshot wound was the cause of his death according to the LAPD.
UPDATE: Regarding last nights Officer-Involved Shooting in Van Nuys Division, it appears as if the suspect was not struck by any officer’s gunfire. The suspect appears to have sustained injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 7, 2018
Aaron Mintz, Honeycutt’s agent, confirmed the death to the Russian club that Honeycutt suited up for last year.
Tyler Honeycutt passed away…
Player’s agent, mr. Aaron Mintz, confirmed the death of Honeycutt@Khimkibasket expresses its deepest condolences to Tyler’s family and friends
Rest in peace, Tyler… pic.twitter.com/y0SELMlgNN
— BC Khimki (@Khimkibasket) July 7, 2018
A former star during his collegiate career at UCLA, Tyler Honeycutt went on to be drafted 35th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2011 NBA Draft. Honeycutt would play two years for the club before landing a roster spot overseas in Europe.
