NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A former basketball star who was once drafted by the Knicks was found dead this week in Midwood, Brooklyn, and police late Wednesday said he was a homicide victim.
Michael Wright, 35, was found dead Tuesday in the back seat of a Lexus sport-utility vehicle parked on East 16th Street near Avenue J, police sources told CBS2.
Wright’s body was found beneath some trash bags, and a bag covering his head, police sources said.
He had last been seen Sunday near his home in Closter, New Jersey, sources said.
Police initially believed Wright’s death was a suicide, but the New York City Medical Examiner’s office classified the death as a homicide, sources said.