German League guard Lavelle Felton has died from a gunshot wound suffered while sitting in his car at a Milwaukee gas station.
The incident took place early Wednesday morning.
Felton, a Milwaukee native, played for Paderborn last season in Germany's top league, Bundesliga.
"Lavelle was a people person," Ken McLean, the guard's stepfather said Friday. "When you see Lavelle, Lavelle made your day better because he always had something nice to say, always had a smile on his face and he was a person who was living his dream."
No arrests have been made in the case.