Letrell Duncan, 16, was a sophomore at East Orange Campus High School and was considered one of the top 10 recruits in the state, officials said.
has been identified as a local high school student, a valued athlete and a rising basketball player with a bright future ahead of him.
Duncan was shot four times about 3:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Lincoln Street and died at University Hospital in Newark about a half hour later, authorities said. No arrests have been made. A 6-foot-1, 160-pound sophomore guard, Duncan was widely considered one of the top young basketball prospects in New Jersey. He scored 180 points last season as a freshman at East Orange Campus, helping the team to a 15-9 record in one of the most competitive conferences in the state., emerging as one of the top 10 young recruits in the state, according to at least one ranking service.
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