Connecticut college basketball player was fatally shot over the weekend at a New Jersey nature preserve.Connecticut college basketball player was fatally shot over the weekend at a New Jersey nature preserve.

According to officials, a Connecticut college basketball player was fatally shot over the weekend at a New Jersey nature preserve. Phil Urban, a 6-foot-6 forward at Post University in #Connecticut, was shot on Saturday in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, about 30 miles from his hometown of Manalapan Township.

A preliminary investigation revealed that Urban had planned to meet an acquaintance at the preserve. He “was shot at some point during the encounter,” according to prosecutors.

The shooting is being treated as a homicide investigation. There have been no arrests, and officials are asking anyone with information to come forward.