LOS ANGELES — The father of veteran NBA player Richard Jefferson has been killed in a drive-by shooting in the Los Angeles area.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department says that Jefferson’s father, also named Richard Jefferson, was fatally shot while standing on a corner in Compton on Wednesday night.
The sheriff’s department says at least one man fired on the 65-year-old Jefferson from a car, hitting him several times in the torso. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Detectives say the motive is unknown and that the shooting is under investigation.
The younger Jefferson has played in the NBA for 17 years.