The son of former NBA star Nick Van Exel is facing capital murder charges. Nickey Van Exel was charged with murder after allegedly shooting a friend and moving the body in an attempt to cover it up.
According to Mile High Buzz, Nickey and his friend Bradley Eyo were wrestling around with a loaded shotgun last Saturday when it was accidentally went off, striking Eyo in the chest. Van Exel then drove the body to a nearby lake and dumped it off. Lake Ray Hubbard is less than a mile away from his home in Dallas, Texas. The body of the 23 year-old Eyo was discovered on Sunday
Nickey, 20, confessed to accidentally shooting his friend and is now being held on $1million bond.
Paul Johnson, the younger Van Exel's attorney, told The Associated Press that his client told police he shot Eyo, a longtime friend and neighbor, while the two were engaged in "horseplay" with a shotgun. He said Van Exel didn't know the gun, which belonged to his stepfather, was loaded.
According to Mile High Buzz, Nickey and his friend Bradley Eyo were wrestling around with a loaded shotgun last Saturday when it was accidentally went off, striking Eyo in the chest. Van Exel then drove the body to a nearby lake and dumped it off. Lake Ray Hubbard is less than a mile away from his home in Dallas, Texas. The body of the 23 year-old Eyo was discovered on Sunday
Nickey, 20, confessed to accidentally shooting his friend and is now being held on $1million bond.
Paul Johnson, the younger Van Exel's attorney, told The Associated Press that his client told police he shot Eyo, a longtime friend and neighbor, while the two were engaged in "horseplay" with a shotgun. He said Van Exel didn't know the gun, which belonged to his stepfather, was loaded.
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