Former Grambling State Basketball Player Fatally Shot

DAVID COPELAND
COURTESY GSU ATHLETICS

CHESTERFIELD, Virginia  -- A Chesterfield Community High School graduate who was the school’s all-time leading basketball scorer and went on to play at Grambling State University in Louisiana was fatally shot early Thursday during an apparent argument outside his home, police said.

David Emmanuel-Sinclair Copeland, 23, of the 3300 block of Meadowdale Boulevard, was found dead when officers arrived about 12:43 a.m. to investigate a report of shots fired. Another man who police said was known to Copeland and with him at the time was also shot and taken to VCU Medical Center with wounds that were not considered to be life-threatening. His identify has not been disclosed.

Police said they believed there were two suspects in the shootings, but they did not immediately have a description.

The shooting appeared to have followed an altercation in a parking lot at the apartment complex, said Chesterfield police Capt. Chris Hensley.

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