The 6-year-old cousin of Bulls forward Taj Gibson was fatally stabbed in the elevator of of a New York City apartment building on Sunday evening, according to reports.
Prince Joshua Avitto and a 7-year-old girl were found with stabs wounds to their torsos in a Brooklyn building after police responded to a 911 call.
Gibson tweeted an Instagram photo of Avitto on Monday.
They killed my lil super man. #rippj only two more weeks until your 7 birthday. Tears forever ðªÃ°ªÃ°ª this’¦ http://t.co/tOfFA6c00l
‘ Taj Gibson (@TajGibson22) June 2, 2014
The girl, identified as Mikayla Capers, was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police are looking for the suspected attacker, who was described as a heavyset man.