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Cousin of Chicago Bulls' Dwyane Wade shot, killed

By The Sports Xchange
Former Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) warms up at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2016. Photo by Mark Goldman/UPI
Former Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) warms up at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2016. Photo by Mark Goldman/UPI | License Photo

A cousin of Chicago Bulls star Dwyane Wade was shot and killed while she was pushing her baby in a stroller Friday afternoon in Chicago, multiple media outlets reported.

Nykea Aldridge, 32, and a man were walking when someone began firing at the man, according to the Chicago Tribune report.

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Aldridge was hit in the head and the arm and taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died, police said. The baby was not hurt.

Aldridge had just finished registering her children at Dulles School of Excellence when the shooting occurred.

Aldridge is the daughter of Wade's mother's sister.

Wade issued a statement on Twitter late Friday:

"My cousin was killed today in Chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal.#EnoughIsEnough"

The Bulls also issued a statement: "The entire Chicago Bulls organization is deeply saddened by the news of Dwyane Wade's cousin, Nykea Aldridge. We send our deepest condolences to the entire Wade family during this difficult time."

Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief James Jones said in a news conference that Aldridge was "an innocent party to this senseless shooting."

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