Martynas Andriukaitis
Martynas Andriukaitis (28 March 1981 – 4 September 2014) was a Lithuanian basketball player. In 2001, he became champion of both Lithuania and Latvia and vice-champion of North European Basketball League (NELB). He played professionally between 2001 and 2013 as a power forward. He played in Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Ukraine, Hungary and France.
Andriukaitis was born in Kaunas. He was married to Renata and had one son.
On 4 September 2014, Andriukaitis shot his wife before he shot himself in a suicide attempt at their home in Riga. Their 14-year-old son saw what happened and called the police and paramedics. Andriukaitis died later that day in hospital, aged 33.[1]
References
- "Buvęs Lietuvos krepšininkas Martynas Andriukaitis įtariamas nušovęs savo žmoną ir nusižudęs pats". Alfa (in Lithuanian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
Other websites
- Martynas Andriukaitis Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine at Basketball-Reference Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Martynas Andriukaitis at the DELFI web portal site
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