A former University of Oregon recruit has been arrested for a drive-by shooting at a Rhode Island basketball recruit who is dating the gunman’s ex.
Luke Hill, 18, of Temple Hills, Maryalnd, was hit with eight charges after the Monday evening shooting, including first-degree assault and attempted murder in the first degree, for the alleged target shooting attempt, authorities say.
Hill was allegedly targeting Rhode Island basketball signee Ishmael Leggett, a former classmate at St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC, sources told ESPN.
Former University of Oregon recruit Luke Hill, 18, was arrested after he allegedly fired several gun shots from a car at a Rhode Island basketball recruit outside his home in a dispute over a woman
![Hill was allegedly targeting Rhode Island basketball signee Ishmael Leggett (pictured), a former classmate at St. John's College High School in Washington, DC, sources told ESPN](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/21/06/28645280-8342537-Hill_was_allegedly_targeting_Rhode_Island_basketball_signee_Ishm-a-2_1590040432524.jpg)
Hill was allegedly targeting Rhode Island basketball signee Ishmael Leggett (pictured), a former classmate at St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC, sources told ESPN
![Ishmael Leggett and the alleged shooter Luke Hill were one-time classmates at St. John's College High School in Washington, DC. Leggett is pictured playing for the school during the 2019-2020 Capital Hoops season](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/21/06/28646678-8342537-image-m-107_1590038439919.jpg)
Ishmael Leggett and the alleged shooter Luke Hill were one-time classmates at St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC. Leggett is pictured playing for the school during the 2019-2020 Capital Hoops season
Legette was not harmed in the gunfire. The target shooting attempt was alleged to have arisen out of a dispute over a woman, sources say, the Providence Journal reports.
Leggett’s current girlfriend was previously going out with Hill, according to cops. Police said Hill recently called his ex-girlfriend and ‘was threatening her about her current relationship.’
Hill was being held without bail at the Prince George’s County Jail in Upper Marlboro. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 19 and could face life in prison if convicted on the charges.
Leggett’s name and those of other witnesses in the case were redacted from the police report.
Documents charging Hill and obtained by WUSA-TV, say the victim was playing basketball in front of his house when he saw a white car passing by around 7:30 p.m.
That’s when gunfire erupted. Police called to the scene found seven .40-caliber shell casings. Two bullets were discovered to have struck the victim’s home.
Surveillance footage from a nearby home caught what appears to be the suspect’s car leaving the scene after the shooting.
Hill was heading to Oregon as a defensive back until he was told earlier this spring he would no longer be joining the program, a spokesperson for the Ducks tells ESPN.
Hill never applied for admission to Oregon, a source told the sports news outlet.
![Hill was heading to Oregon as a defensive back until he was told earlier this spring he would no longer be joining the program, a spokesperson for the Ducks tells ESPN. Hill never applied for admission to Oregon, a source told the sports news outlet](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/21/03/28645276-8342537-image-a-29_1590028801632.jpg)
Hill was heading to Oregon as a defensive back until he was told earlier this spring he would no longer be joining the program, a spokesperson for the Ducks tells ESPN. Hill never applied for admission to Oregon, a source told the sports news outlet
![Leggett, who stands at 6-foot-2 and was a guard while playing for St. John's.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/21/06/28645278-8342537-Leggett_who_stands_at_6_foot_2_and_was_a_guard_while_playing_for-m-3_1590040482372.jpg)
Leggett, who stands at 6-foot-2 and was a guard while playing for St. John’s.
Hill had seven interceptions and eight pass breakups as a senior while attending St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, where he finished his high school career.
He chose the Ducks over scholarship offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn State, Virginia Tech and other FBS programs.
Leggett, who stands at 6-foot-2, was a guard while playing for St. John’s.
Leggett went for an official visit to University of Rhode Island last June.
He was committed to the Rams by September. He selected Rhode Island ahead of offers from DePaul, South Florida, Wake Forest, Illinois and Charlotte.
‘I am aware of the situation with Ishmael Leggett and have been in contact with him and his family,’ URI coach David Cox said in a statement after the target shooting attempt.
‘Thankfully, he was not harmed, as his well-being is my primary concern.’