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Wake Forest Assistant Basketball Coach Charged With Assaulting Queens Tourist Who Later Died

Wake Forest assistant basketball coach Jamill Jones has been charged with assaulting a tourist in Queens, according to a police report obtained by Sports Illustrated.

Jones allegedly punched Sabor Szabo in the face at 1:15 a.m. ET on Sunday morning after a confrontation. Szabo fell, hit his head on the pavement and lost consciousness. Jones fled the scene inside a white SUV, according to the police report.

Szabo, a 35-year-old man from Boca Raton, Fla., was in town for a wedding. He died on Tuesday, police confirmed. According to multiple reports, Szabo knocked on multiple car windows while looking for an Uber.