American basketball player Tyler Hanikatt, in recent seasons, played for the Moscow region club "Khimki", was killed after a shootout with police special forces in Los Angeles.

According to preliminary data, the police was summoned by the athlete's mother, who stated that her son behaves "somehow strange", the Air Force notes..

The police arrived on call about five o'clock on Friday local time. Presumably, Hanikatt opened fire on the police, without harming them, and then barricaded himself in the house.

After a long standoff around four in the morning on Saturday, a command of special forces could penetrate the house. A statement by the Los Angeles Police Department says that a suspect, whose name is not yet named, was found dead.

Initially, it was assumed that Hanikatt was killed in a shootout, but the police insist that he committed suicide.

"The suspect, apparently, was not struck by the fire that the police officers opened. The suspect, apparently, has dealt himself a gunshot wound, "- said the representative of the Los Angeles Police.

"He was a great guy, but he had some problems," said former school coach Bort Ascoto in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

On July 15, Hanikattu was to turn 28 years old. The last club for which he played, were "Khimki", but his contract expired after the end of the 2017-2018 season.

"Player agent Aaron Mintz confirmed the death of Hanikatta. Club "Khimki" expresses deepest condolences to family and friends of Tyler. Rest in Peace, Tyler. "- reported in the" Twitter "near Moscow club.

His career began at the University of California (UCLA), from where in 2011 he moved to the club of the NBA "Sacramento Kings". Then he briefly played for "Reno Bighorns", and then for "Houston Rockets".

For two seasons he played in 24 NBA matches, gaining an average of 1.

2 points per game.

In 2013, Hanikatt left the US and played for the Israeli club "Ironi Nes Tsiona", then for the Turkish "Anadolu Efes," then moved to the Russian "Khimki".

Tyler Honeycutt passed away.

Player's agent, mr. Aaron Mintz, confirmed the death of Honeycutt @ Khimkibasket expresses its deepest condolences to Tyler's family and friends Rest in peace, Tyler. pic. twitter. com / y0SELMlgNN - BC Khimki (@Khimkibasket) July 7, 2018.