Video released shows moments before former pro-basketball player Andre Emmett’s murder
DALLAS - The Dallas Police Department has released surveillance footage showing the moments before pro-basketball player Andre Emmett was killed.
The former NBA player was shot and killed early Monday morning in Old East Dallas.
In one angle of the surveillance video, a group of men can be heard yelling at Emmett before he is seen running down the street. A man then appears to point and fire a gun.
From another angle, a group of men can be seen approaching Emmett as he's sitting inside his Range Rover at his Old East Dallas home.
The video shows a struggle before Emmett gets out of the car and is seen running away before getting shot in the back.
After the shooting, a witness says two people got into a Chrysler 300 and sped off.
Emmett was a father of two. He graduated from Carter High, played for the NBA and most recently played for the BIG3 League.
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