Victor Snipes

Victor M. Snipes (legally changed later to Victor M. Turner; March 19, 1970 – April 7, 2007) was an American basketball player. He played for Lake Land College before joining Northeastern Illinois. In 1992, he led NCAA Division I in steals with 3.44 per game. He was arrested in September 1991 for unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to one year of court supervision.

Born in Washington, D.C., raised in Chicago, Illinois, and eventually a resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Snipes died in Kenosha on April 7, 2007, at age 37. At the time of his death he was a professional welder.