Georgetown Team Honors Former Player Who Allegedly Attacked Officer

Georgetown under fire for honoring Sydney Wilson, former player who slashed cop with knife in fatal shooting

The Georgetown women's basketball team has been criticized by some for a Sept. 20 tweet mourning former player Sydney Wilson's death at the age of 33, after video recently emerged showing Wilson was shot on Sept. 16 by a Fairfax County (Va.) police officer after slashing him with a knife.

Georgetown women's basketball faces backlash over tribute post for ex-player who slashed officer before death

The Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team was ridiculed on social media on Tuesday for its post mourning the loss of a former player after police bodycam footage was released.

Georgetown Basketball Player Attacks Cop With Knife, is Shot to Death

This week, Virginia’s Fairfax County Police Department released bodycam footage of a September police shooting that left a former member of Georgetown University’s women’s basketball team dead.Read more...

Former Georgetown basketball player shot dead after attacking and slashing police officer with knife

Former Georgetown University basketball player, Sydney Wilson, was shot and killed by a police officer in self-defense. Sydney Wilson, 33, who stood 6'5" (1.96 m), was a

Georgetown Women’s Basketball Under Fire After Honoring Death Of Fmr Player Who Stabbed Officer In Face

Fairfax County Police Department OAN Staff Abril Elfi11:00 AM – Wednesday, October 16, 2024 The Georgetown women’s basketball team has received criticism after they posted on X mourning former player Sydney Wilson’s death just days after a video emerged showing her stabbing a police officer.  Advertisement On September 20th, the team posted a picture of Wilson... The post Georgetown Women’s Basketball Under Fire After Honoring Death Of Fmr Playe…

Georgetown WBB Criticized For Poorly Worded Tribute To Former Player Who Slashed Cop Before Death

A poorly worded tribute came back to bite Georgetown women's basketball.Last month, the program released a tribute to Sydney Wilson, a former Bulldogs player from 2009 to 2013, on X, calling it a "tragic" loss. WATCH THE BODYCAM FOOTAGE HERE (GRAPHIC)The tribute read: "Georgetown women's basketball mourns the tragic loss of Sydney Wilson (C'13). Forever a Hoya."However, this week, bodycam footage taken by Fairfax County police officer Peter Liu …