Lorenzen Wright was murdered last July in Germantown, Tennessee. Unfortunately, the website TMZ is reporting that it may have been possible to save the former NBA player's life had the town's police department been more proactive in its search.
Lorenzen Wright’s Family Suing Police For Mishandling Former NBA Player’s Murder Investigation
The Germantown 911 dispatch center received a call where gunshots were heard early in the morning of July 19 and Wright was reported as missing on July 22, 2010, four days after the seventh overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft was last seen alive leaving the home of his ex-wife. His body was finally recovered on July 28, nine days after he was last seen.
Wright’s body was found in gruesome condition, leading police to find that he had been shot at least a dozen time, but the family claims in a lawsuit that the scene was much worse than even that report indicates.
“[T]he exposure to the elements including substantial rain, extreme heat, indigenous animals and insects had reduced the remains from roughly 225 lbs to 57 lbs.”
The family claims that Wright’s body could have been found sooner -- and possibly alive -- simply through finding out the location of the original 911 caller. According to TMZ’s report of the lawsuit, however, Wright’s family claims officials had blocked the police from using online programs because certain officers had been abusing their web access. With this information in its hands, the family is suing for over $2 million in damage.
If these allegations are true, it makes the story even more tragic regarding the last days of the 34-year-old with 779 games worth of NBA experience.
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