UM coach Haith lost nephew in N.Y. shooting

BY MANNY NAVARRO AND SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN

mnavarro@MiamiHerald.com

 

A University of Miami spokesman confirmed Monday night that men's basketball coach Frank Haith is the uncle of the young man shot to death in New York Saturday night hours before he was to be married.

 

Sean Bell, 23, was killed while he and two friends were leaving his bachelor party.

 

According to the Associated Press, police shot 50 rounds at Bell's car as he drove away from a strip club in Queens. Bell had two friends in the car with him who also were shot several times.

 

The UM spokesman, Sam Henderson, said Haith will attend the funeral in New York Friday and will be with the team tonight when it plays Northwestern at 9:30 p.m. in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

 

Henderson said he expects Haith to return to the team Sunday when it opens ACC play at home against Georgia Tech.

 

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that is pretty sad the NYPD decided to fire 50 rounds of ammunition (including one of the officers reloading his gun and firing 31 shots on his own) at three unarmed guys

 

My prayers go out to Coach Haith and his family and to his newphew's fiancee