Eugene Nyavor
Over the weekend, a 20-year-old college basketball player identified as Phillip Urban was shot dead while sitting in a white Mercedes at a New Jersey nature preserve.
According to a statement from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, Phillip Urban was shot around 7 p.m. Saturday at the Hopewell Valley Nature Preserve.
Police said they found him “slumped over” in the driver’s seat of the luxury car, which was parked on a trail.
He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, the statement said.
The circumstances of his death remain unclear, but authorities believe Urban had planned to meet someone at the preserve and was shot during their meeting.
Homicide detectives with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and Hopewell Township police are investigating.
Who was Phillip Urban?
Phillip Urban was a 20 year old college basketball player who played for Post University in Connecticut before his tragic death.
Urban joined the team at Post on a basketball scholarship, and the school welcomed him in an April tweet.
WELCOME…Phil Urban. Phil is a 6’6 skilled wing from Manapalan NJ who can play multiple positions. We are excited about what Phil will add to our team both as a player and person. Welcome to the nest, Phil! #Signed 🦅🏀🟠🟣 @philurban0 @njpanthersboys @TPSBasketball pic.twitter.com/1xLy2UNLuy
— Post University Men’s Basketball (@Post_Eagles_MBB) April 28, 2022
He graduated from the elite Pennington School.
— Phil Urban (@philurban0) October 26, 2021
