4 years after the tragic death of Hannikat. Back to the chilling conversation with his mother who recounted his last moments in a chilling conversation with the sports channel: “He did not want to return to Russia and went into depression, but promised that he would never hurt himself. The police are lying. He had many friends in Israel, he intended to sign with Maccabi.”
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Even 4 years after the death of basketball player Tyler Hannikat, the hidden rabbi over the visible. Along with reports that the actor was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police officers, Los Angeles police said officers found him lifeless after being barricaded in his home. But Lisa, Hannikat’s mother, is convinced he was shot to death by police. 4 years after the tragic death, she returned to the chilling of Hanikat’s mother with the sports channel, in which she told how her son promised her that he would not hurt himself, and how close he was to returning to Israel, this time to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The conversation with Lisa is difficult. While weeping bitterly, she says that in the days before the tragedy, Hannikat got into mental distress due mainly to his unwillingness to return to play in Russia. The turnaround in his situation began when his agent called him and told him he would have to return to Russia. “He really wanted to go back to the NBA, and he had an agreement to play in the summer league for Oklahoma City, but they got the MRI tests he went through and saw he had a knee problem, it was a huge disappointment for him. It was a combination of a few things that led to his collapse. “
“He planned to go get help that day but then he started to get so upset and I could not understand him. I talked to all sorts of people and they told me that if he starts behaving aggressively then I should involve the police. After he got the phone call from the agent he told him he Going back to Russia, he just became a person I do not know, was very aggressive. I was afraid of myself but mostly I was afraid of him. So I called the police and they came and killed my child. They killed my child. They tried to tell me he shot himself, but also when he “He was depressed. He promised me that he would never hurt himself because he knew it would hurt me. He promised me that.”
“Promise me you will take care of me”
Lisa’s apprehension was overcome the night before the incident. “I asked him to go for some treatment because he started saying all sorts of irrational things, mumbling things, and I realized he was in a kind of mental collapse. He was very confused and would not let me go, so I called the police because I was told in the past that they could help in such situations. He knew something was wrong with him but he did not understand what. The night before it all happened he asked me to be by his side in bed, held my hand and said to me ‘Mom, promise to take care of me’. And I promised him I would take care of him. When the cops arrived he was even more stressed “He did not shoot at them, he just fired in the air through the window, not at all in their direction, and that is because he was in a panic and he was very scared.”
All the while, Lisa was outside Hanikat’s house and now she reveals what happened in those moments: “It was not a case of trying to calm the situation. The police launched 30 vehicles there and put 3 helicopters into the air, all against one scared child. They pushed him to the edge. I begged. To them they would dress him in a protective vest and I would go talk to him, they did not agree and took my phone so I would not call him. All this time he corresponded with the cops in text messages. I was approached, they did not let me see him. “
Hannikat’s mother is convinced he did not end his life and explains: “It’s a pretty big house, and after it was all over I saw blood all over the hallway, smeared on the walls, and traces of blood all the way to the closet in his bedroom. It looked like he was trying to survive, That he shot himself, because if you shoot yourself you usually die on the spot.You do not move from room to room that way.And even if he shot himself, the cops just fenced the house for hours, and entered the house after so long.They could have saved him “I just imagine he suffered towards the end. I believe one of the cops shot him through one of the windows.”
She claimed, “When they took his body out I begged them to let me see him, but they told me ‘ma’am, you do not want to see him like that’. So I do not even know what part of his body he was shot in. I believe he was shot through the window in the area The hallway, and he crawled up to the closet in the bedroom in an attempt to protect himself, and there he bled to death. “I’m told it will take them up to ten months to complete the investigation. Tomorrow they will perform a post-mortem, but with all the racial issues in the US and the cops, how can I trust them to tell the truth?”
On the verge of returning to Maccabi
When Lisa talks about Israel, her voice changes from incessant crying to a tone of longing. After the incident, she told how close her son was to returning to Israel, this time to Maccabi Tel Aviv. “One of the last things he said to me was ‘I want to return to Israel, I feel the Holy Land is calling me home.’ He loved Israel, he was in love with Ness Ziona, he wanted to return. In addition to an offer from Himaki, he had an offer from Maccabi, Panathinaikos and Manadolo Zero. Of all these offers, Himki offered the most money, but he did not want to return to Russia, so when he asked Maccabi to improve their offer, Maccabi canceled the offer completely. He thought about it for a while, and after a few days, when he realized he did not want to return to Russia, his agent returned to Maccabi and told them ‘if you return the original offer Tyler will sign with you’. He knew he would be happy in Israel, he intended to sign with Maccabi. And then it all happened. “
Lisa says that Hanikat looked forward to a common future with his partner. “He always told me he wanted to be a better person. Just three days ago he proposed marriage to his girlfriend, he had plans for life. He had so many friends in Israel. Corey Carr, Tal Dan. He was so looking forward to coming back. Please, write How wonderful my son was. He’s the best thing that ever happened to me but now I’ll never see him. My life will never be what it used to be, I’ll be alone now. He’s my only son and now I’ll never have grandchildren. I have a sweet smile, and I will miss him so much. “
The article was first published on 08.07.18
