Chiefs player kills himself outside stadium after fatally shooting girlfriend

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 25-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager, police said.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp said the player killed his girlfriend and then went to the team practice facility, where he shot himself. He did not identify either the player or his victim.
A Chiefs team source told CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora that linebacker Jovan Belcher was involved in a shooting at the team's facility.
Before turning the gun on himself, the player thanked Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and Romeo Crennel for all they had done for him, Snapp said.
Authorities received a call Saturday morning from a woman who said her daughter had been shot multiple times at a residence about five miles away from the Arrowhead complex.
"When we arrived, a lady informed us that her daughter had been shot multiple times by her boyfriend, by the daughter's boyfriend," Snapp said. "She identified him as a Chiefs player."
Snapp said a call was then received from the Chiefs' facility.
"The description matched the suspect description from that other address. We kind of knew what we were dealing with," he said. The player was "holding a gun to his head" as he stood in front of the front doors of the practice facility.
"And there were Pioli and Crennel and another coach or employee was standing outside and appeared to be talking to him. It appeared they were talking to the suspect," Snapp said. "The suspect began to walk in the opposite direction of the coaches and the officers and that's when they heard the gunshot. It appears he took his own life."
The coaches told police they never felt in any danger, Snapp said.
"They said the player was actually thanking them for everything they'd done for him," he said. "They were just talking to him and he was thanking them and everything. That's when he walked away and shot himself."



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That is the tragedy of youth.

Even after been gifted with so much and having so much to live for, some youths do not have a clue as to how to handle their emotions.

. . . Committing suicide is about the worst mistake anyone can make.

Very sad!!!!!

It doesn't seem to be reported in the article above, but an article I read earlier said she had recently given birth to his daughter. Tragic.

Pro athletes should not get married, or be in relationships, until two years after they retire.

1 and 10 is a killer

It took until five o'clock for anyone to give the name of the girl who was murdered. She was the 20 year old mother of their three month old baby. Her name is Kasandra Perkins. Why isn't anyone concerned with her family or her fate. I hear sympathy from the Mayor of KCMO who all but excused murder by an athlete.

Exactly, he killed a mom!

Tragic.

Not for him, but the young mother.

The Chiefs were not doing well either.

.....another confirmed kill on the war on women.

Now Bob Costas is advocationg gun control. He is entitled to his opinion but I wish he would inform himself first. Now he has become another airhead celebutard.

He always was...

I have never liked Bob Costas, now I know why. Actually I thought he was queer. Maybe it is both.

It took until five o'clock for anyone to give the name of the girl who was murdered. .... Why isn't anyone concerned with her family or her fate. I hear sympathy from the Mayor of KCMO who all but excused murder by an athlete. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

That delay may have been out of concern .. wihtout knowing they may have already heard.