Chiefs' Player Jevon Belcher involved in murder-suicide, shoots self at Arrowhead

[MoreLemonPledge]

No details yet. Just came across on the news.

edit: Sources say the player is Jovan Belcher. Police have yet to confirm.

An unnamed Kansas City Chiefs player has committed suicide at the team facility and authorities are on the scene, the police confirmed to ESPN on Saturday morning.

Local reports say police are operating with the belief the player fatally shot his girlfriend at a house before driving to Arrowhead Stadium and killing himself at around 8 a.m local time. The Associated Press reported the player's age to be 25.

"We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning," the Chiefs said in a statement. "We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation."

There were no other injuries at the team facility, police said.

The Chiefs (1-10) were preparing to host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The NFL has told the Panthers to travel as planned to Kansas City on Saturday, the Charlotte Observer has reported, citing interim general manager Brandon Beane.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/86...-team-facility

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Canofbier

Wow, what a tragic event. Not saying that we're at all responsible (someone who offs himself and his loved one in such a public way clearly has other issues), but I can't imagine that I'd have been as enthusiastic about our protests if I had known that they might contribute in any way to a player doing this to himself.

This has nothing to do with the fans.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Your opinion of my intellectual capacity withstanding..........the last paragraph of my post is the SOP advise to the survivors of suicide.

I don't give a shit what is going on in his head. Nor do I care. If he offs himself, then you can pull out the "defend the suicide" card. But, murdering his GF and committing suicide in front of others does not merit any sympathy.

And JFC, you can and **** off asshole. I care about the GF, her family and the baby.

This. Zero sympathy for his death.

I'm sad that his infant child now has no parents.

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by MoreLemonPledge

We can't fly the banner tomorrow.

This.

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by Micjones

A tragedy like this shouldn't create a platform for self-righteous people to pass judgment.
Please just pray for the family.

To extend this thought, perhaps the people who are angry about sympathy and understanding for someone who would commit suicide... even rejecting possible factors like mental illness and hypothetical brain issues.... have a person story and history with suicide that shapes their strong opinions.

I don't know myself. But I'm refraining from judging those comments for this reason.

[mcaj22]

how would you like to be those coaches trying to talk this guy down with a loaded gun

what the ****

[Slainte]

Horrible thing. Feel so bad for everyone involved.

[Canofbier]

Originally Posted by stevenidol

Facebook pictures of Belcher, the girlfriend and baby

They look so happy in those pictures...it's pretty surreal to see, given what has just happened.

[Hootie]

Hopefully he left some money behind for the kid

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora

KCPD Officer Darin Snapp confirms GM Scott Pioli and Coach Romeo Crennel were outside team facility at the time Chiefs player killed himself

[OnTheWarpath15]

Don Banks of Sports Illustrated:

Tragedy struck in the NFL early Saturday morning with the news that a Kansas City Chiefs player committed suicide at the team's Arrowhead Stadium practice facility, after shooting and killing his girlfriend at home a short time earlier, SI.com has learned.

The player who shot himself was said to be fourth-year linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, but Kansas City police and team officials have not confirmed his identity. There are no other known injuries at the Chiefs facility.

The Chiefs released a statement saying: "We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning. We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation.''

According to a KCTV-Ch. 5 report in Kansas City, Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend at home around 8 a.m. CT, then drove to the team facility, where he later shot and killed himself in the parking lot of the team complex. Earlier reports indicated that Belcher argued with some Chiefs coaches and Kansas City general manager Scott Pioli before committing suicide.

The Chiefs (1-10) are scheduled to play at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday at noon CT, against the Carolina Panthers (3-8). One league source in the NFL office said officials were still trying to decide Saturday morning whether the game will be played on Sunday as scheduled. He said his guess was that the game would not be postponed or canceled, due to the complications of when to re-schedule the game in the remaining weeks of the season, or how a cancellation might affect the other 30 teams in the league in terms of competitive fairness.

"There is a ripple effect,'' the source said. "It's not simply two teams affected here. I'm not sure in recent history we've ever just canceled a game. But what's under consideration are all the factors involved if they don't play, when do they play? It's a pretty tight schedule to try and make a game up at some later point. These things have to be thought through. Nobody wants to play a football game right now if you're a Kansas City Chief, but what does that do to the other 30 teams? It gets a little complicated from a schedule standpoint and a competitive standpoint.

The league source said the NFL did not feel it was mandatory to make a decison in regards to the game before Carolina boarded its mid-day flight to Kansas City. "If the Panthers have to fly back from Kansas City without having played the game, it's not that big of an issue to deal with,'' the source said. "We'd rather take the time to think through all the ramifications.''

Belcher was a fourth-year reserve linebacker who went undrafted out of the University of Maine in 2009. He signed with Kansas City as a collegiate free agent after the draft. As details of the shootings continue to come in, a Chiefs team source said Kansas City officials are still in the early stages of dealing with the tragedy.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz2DotLFc9x

[MoreLemonPledge]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

Don't know why the OP changed the OP, but all the info other than the name are delivered by the PD spokesman at http://www.kctv5.com/story/20234680/...hen-kills-self

PD got call about shooting at 7:50 from girl's mother. Got call at 8:10 that player was at stadium armed. When PD arrived, 25 y/o black male was talking to coaches in front of practice facility (right in front of the door) and shot himself in the head. Scheduled team meeting at 9:30. Investigation should wrap up in an hour and Arrowhead is free to do whatever they want.

Just wanted more info in the OP and wanted to delete a classless comment I made about Pioli. Mods can update as they see fit.

[In58men]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Your opinion of my intellectual capacity withstanding..........the last paragraph of my post is the SOP advise to the survivors of suicide.

I don't give a shit what is going on in his head. Nor do I care. If he offs himself, then you can pull out the "defend the suicide" card. But, murdering his GF and committing suicide in front of others does not merit any sympathy.

And JFC, you can and **** off asshole. I care about the GF, her family and the baby, not Jevon.

See post 349 you stupid mother****er

[Pushead2]

What a shame.....terribly sad situation all around.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

KCPD saying Belcher said his goodbyes in the parking lot in front of coaches before committing suicide.

jesus

[Pasta Little Brioni]

WOW