The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was gunned down on Saturday morning in New Jersey, authorities confirmed.
Toraya Reid, 28, was discovered around 11AM. near the exit of an apartment complex in Jackson Township, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds, per the New York Post.
Law enforcement acted quickly and apprehended 29-year-old Shaquille Green, who was dating Toraya. He has been charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced Saturday.
Naz Reid, 26, who recently secured a five-year, $125 million contract extension with the Timberwolves, had spoken in 2023 about how his sister inspired and supported him while growing up in Asbury Park. “She treats us like she’s our parent,” he said in an interview with Mpls. St Paul Magazine.
Their youngest sister, Jakahya, asked for privacy and respect on behalf of the Reid family, revealing her struggle to process what had happened. In a Facebook post, she wrote: “We always send our condolences and say we could never imagine ourselves in that situation….. and yet here I am. Facing the unimaginable. Without you by my side.”
She continued, “I’ll never get over this I’ll never forgive god for taking you away from me, idk what kind of sick plan that man above has but I know losing you couldn’t have been apart of it. I can’t even phantom putting your name and death in the same sentence.”
On Sunday, September 7, the Timberwolves player posted childhood pictures of himself and Toraya to his Instagram Stories.
One photo showed the siblings in matching red outfits, and another showed Toraya with pigtails as she smiled while sat next to Naz.
All three Reid siblings—Naz, Toraya, and Jakahya—attended Roselle Catholic High School in northern New Jersey. While Naz excelled in basketball, Toraya favored softball, and their father served as a football coach.
Green is currently being held in Ocean County Jail awaiting a detention hearing