Eddy Curry's Ex-Girlfriend Murdered In Front Of His Son

The 3-year-old son of ex-Chicago Bull Eddy Curry was covered with blood when he was found near his dead mother -- apparently from trying to get her to wake up.

The boy is believed to be the only survivor of a weekend shooting that killed his mother, Nova Henry, 24, and his 9-month-old sister, Ava.

Police had a man in custody Sunday whom they were planning to question about the murders. He was picked up Sunday at a Comfort Inn in Michigan City, Ind., said a Chicago Police source. The man had a romantic relationship with Nova Henry, the source said.

Investigators also are talking with the toddler to see if he can provide clues about the slayings.
"With such a young child, we are being cautious and sensitive," Chicago Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said in an e-mail Sunday night.A child psychologist was being used to gently probe the child's memory, said Nova Henry's grandfather, Wardell Luvert.

"Little by little, he's saying things," said Nova Henry's great-aunt Dorothy Luvert.

Police said Curry is in no way implicated, and several relatives of Nova Henry said they suspect a former boyfriend, whom they described as a stalker. Detectives were looking for a "known acquaintance" of Nova Henry, Bond said.

Curry, 26, a center with the New York Knicks, was in Philadelphia with his team Saturday night.
About 6 p.m. Saturday, Nova's mother found her daughter and her granddaughter, Ava, dead of several gunshots in a condo in the first block of West 15th Street, police said.

But the son Nova had with Curry was found unhurt nearby. Curry's attorney, Kelly Saindon, confirmed the 3-year-old boy is Curry's child. The boy's name is Nehemiah, according to Nova's step-uncle Tom Henry.

When Nova's mother found the bodies, "the [3-year-old] baby was sitting on the couch, covered in blood," said her great-aunt Dorothy Luvert. "He was alone. We don't know for how long. All he's doing is crying for his mama. That's what's killing me dead."

The boy "had blood on him [from] trying to get his mama to wake up,'' said Nova's cousin Sharon Luvert.

Curry is in his eighth NBA season and fourth with the Knicks, but he has played in only one game this season because of knee injuries.

Curry is married with four children.

The Knicks issued a statement Sunday on his behalf asking for privacy. ''The Curry family is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and will keep the Henry family in their prayers," the statement said.
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