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

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Yeah, I just found the post and you did specify that it was speculation. A few others are running with it as fact. Apologies to you...

thanks

yea, also it didn't start with me

not that it matters it really, just sayin'

[Shogun]

Andrew Bynum @33Bynum

For every FOLLOW I get and RT this gets I will donate $1 to the beautiful child that lost her parents in the @Jovan_Belcher murder/suicide.

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[GoShox]

Originally Posted by Shogun

Andrew Bynum @33Bynum

For every FOLLOW I get and RT this gets I will donate $1 to the beautiful child that lost her parents in the @Jovan_Belcher murder/suicide.

class

That's not the real Andrew Bynum.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Done in poor taste.

why is that?

some people have wondered if it was drugs
some people have wonder if he was just an evil man

people are trying to make sense of it and wonder why about the whole thing.

what makes it any different than any other "why?" discussion/reason

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by Shogun

Andrew Bynum @33Bynum

For every FOLLOW I get and RT this gets I will donate $1 to the beautiful child that lost her parents in the @Jovan_Belcher murder/suicide.

class

That's not his real account.

[AdumbGuy]

Originally Posted by alnorth

suppose the players want to play?

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the players turn out not to be the fragile porcelain vases some are making them out to be.

C'mon man, dude shot himself in front of Romeo. You want romeo thinking about how he's going to replace the dude that just shot himself dead in front of him less than 24 hours ago? Porcelain vases? That's some rough shit.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by Laz

why is that?

some people have wondered if it was drugs
some people have wonder if he was just an evil man

people are trying to make sense of it and wonder why about the whole thing.

what makes it any different than any other "why?" discussion/reason

I just feel that spreading a rumor that slanders the victim is low character. I mean, what's the point? So you can scoop the story on Chiefsplanet. It's gossip in its ugliest form.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

I wake up to this today and my own problems don't seem so big. Can't believe this happened. It's so sad.

[RNR]

Originally Posted by FAX

Very sad.

I remember when Seau did himself. I was pissed based on the fact that teenage suicide rates are skyrocketing and Seau, as a hero to thousands, wasn't doing anybody any favors by taking the selfish way out.

I suppose the silver lining in this case is that Belcher was fairly unknown. My heart goes out to his girlfriend and all the other people affected by these stupid, selfish, actions.

Meanwhile, my crazy brain wanders and I begin to wonder about whether or not the Chiefs have a decent player-support program in place. My hatred of Pioli is so extreme, I can't help thinking that they have probably cut back on those kinds of initiatives as a cost-saving measure.

What a freaking mess. My condolences to all Chiefs fans for having to deal with this.

FAX

It is sad thing all the way around. It Seau's case there was years of head trauma involved. Much like Mike Webster and several other former greats that showed irrational behavior is their post career lives. I have no idea what this guys problem was~

[FAX]

One of the first things that, unfortunately, crossed my diseased mind was whether or not the Chiefs had an in-house counselor ... or, at least, someone on retainer whom the players could turn to for emotional assistance. Now it sounds like they don't.

These are young guys who know one thing; football. They have had limited life experience and are, for the most part, only a few years out of college. It's a bunch of guys who need guidance and support as they acclimate to life as an NFL player and, hopefully, a responsible, adult human being. Most of these players are individuals who have been rewarded for violence all their lives, been adored by family, friends, and strangers alike, all while having experienced little or no serious, personal disappointments outside of losing a football game or two.

It seems to me that is one description of an at-risk group of people. I hope to God that Pioli didn't eliminate the player support programs in order to impress Clark with his cost-cutting initiatives.

FAX

[58-4ever]

Pic of the victims. Sad sad day.

[RNR]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

I think that is a fireable offense on a 1-10 team. Pathetic, if true.

What in the **** does the Chiefs record have to do with this?

[Fish]

Edit: Gone.

I have 4 tickets to give away to someone who would like to go to Arrowhead and support the players tomorrow. PM me and I will e-mail them to you.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider

It is sad thing all the way around. It Seau's case there was years of head trauma involved. Much like Mike Webster and several other former greats that showed irrational behavior is their post career lives. I have no idea what this guys problem was~

I suppose I should cut Seau some slack based upon the "head trauma" factor.

If that's true, it isn't appropriate to judge his actions. Nevertheless, by all accounts, he was functioning pretty well in most areas of his life ... other than his relationships, obviously ...

Still, too many question marks for my high horse to clear, I suppose.

FAX

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Fish

I have 4 tickets to give away to someone who would like to go to Arrowhead and support the players tomorrow. PM me and I will e-mail them to you.

PM sent.