Basketball Player Killed in New York

一名籃球員在紐約遭槍擊身亡

Jul 13, 2026, 10:43

Introduction

A 35-year-old basketball player died in a shooting in Harlem, New York.

一名 35 歲的籃球員在紐約哈林區的一場槍擊事件中死亡。

Main Body

The shooting happened on Friday at a basketball game. Kinu Rochford was hit in the head and died. Two other people were hurt, but they are okay now. The police do not know who did this.

這起槍擊事件發生在週五的一場籃球賽中。Kinu Rochford 頭部中彈身亡。另外有兩人受傷，但目前狀況良好。警方尚不清楚兇手是誰。

Kinu Rochford was a great athlete. He played for Fairleigh Dickinson University from 2011 to 2013. He won a leadership award there. He also played professional basketball in nine different countries.

Kinu Rochford 是一位優秀的運動員。他於 2011 年至 2013 年在 Fairleigh Dickinson 大學打球，並在那裡獲得了領導力獎項。他還曾在九個不同的國家打過職業籃球。

Many people are sad. Jason Young from the university said Kinu was a good man. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city wants to stop violence. Other leaders say the city needs fewer guns.

許多人都感到很悲傷。大學的 Jason Young 表示 Kinu 是個好人。市長 Zohran Mamdani 表示城市希望停止暴力。其他領導者則表示城市需要減少槍支。

Conclusion

The police are looking for the shooter. The community is very sad.

警方正在搜尋槍手。社區感到非常悲傷。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking About the Past

To reach A2, you must know how to say things that already happened. This story uses a simple pattern: The Past Action.

How it works: Most words just add -ed at the end to show the past.

happen $\rightarrow$ happened
play $\rightarrow$ played

The "Rule-Breakers" (Irregular): Some words change completely. You just have to memorize them:

is/are $\rightarrow$ was/were
win $\rightarrow$ won
do $\rightarrow$ did

Example from the text: "Kinu Rochford was a great athlete." $\rightarrow$ (He is not a player now; he was in the past).

Vocabulary Learning

shooting (n.)

An event where a gun is used to shoot someone

Example:The police are investigating the shooting.

athlete (n.)

A person who is very good at sports

Example:She is a professional athlete who runs fast.

leadership (n.)

The ability to lead or guide other people

Example:He showed great leadership during the game.

professional (adj.)

Doing something as a job to earn money

Example:He is a professional basketball player.

violence (n.)

Physical force used to hurt someone

Example:The city wants to stop violence in the streets.

community (n.)

A group of people living in the same area

Example:The whole community came together to help.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→