One Arrest in Shooting Death of Harlem Hoops Star, NYPD Seeking Two Others
By Alicia Cruz The Black Urban Times New York City police have arrested one man and are currently seeking two others in connection with the murder of a rising high school basketball star shot dead in a Harlem housing project last weekend. Tayshana “Chicken” Murphy was shot in the Grant Houses last Sunday around 4:15 a.m. after the men allegedly confronted her over an argument she had nothing to do with. The suspects reportedly cornered the 18-year-old point guard, a senior at Murry Bergtraum High School, in the hallway of her building and shot her three times as she pleaded for her life. She died at the scene. Terique Collins was arrested Monday night at 1420 Amsterdam Avenue and is charged with criminal possession of a weapon. The 24-year-old man, who remains in custody in lieu of $250,000 bond, has a lengthy rap sheet that includes arrests for weapon and drug possession. Police records show he was recently nabbed on a possession of marijuana charge in May 2011. Tyshawn Brockington a...