KC Chiefs Player Fatally Shoots Himself

[Revolution]

A Kansas City Chiefs player died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday morning at the team's training facility, Kansas City Police Communications Supervisor Kathy Childs said.

The shooting occured at 7:50 a.m. local time at the team's facility near Arrowhead Stadium, Childs said. She said police know the name of the player, but declined to release his name since the shooting was still under investigation.

Police also said another shooting off-site was linked to the shooting.

The Chiefs have released a statement in regard to the incident:

"We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning. We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation."
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000103413/article/kansas-city-chiefs-player-fatally-shoots-himself-police-say

From what I'm hearing, it was LB Jovan Belcher, but as of now, that's just a rumor. My thoughts and prayers are with the person's family, friends, and the entire Chief organization.

[Revolution]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/01/report-chiefs-player-commits-suicide-at-arrowhead/

If this is true, I'm not sad at all that the un-named Chief player is dead. I am sad for his family, and for the team. What a disgusting, cowardly thing to do if true.

[Mr Mannn]

He murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself. Murder suicide.
The shame is only that an innocent was killed.

[Mr Mannn]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000103413/article/kansas-city-chiefs-player-fatally-shoots-himself-police-say
Jovan Belcher of Kansas City Chiefs kills girlfriend, self

Well its been confirmed.

[Chris_]

Damn.

I don't follow football but I've heard some terrible things about injuries recently.  I was tempted to dismiss most of it as liberal/progressive attempts to undermine professional sports, but after Junior Seau's suicide it definitely doesn't look good.

[jtyangel]

Damn.

I don't follow football but I've heard some terrible things about injuries recently.  I was tempted to dismiss most of it as liberal/progressive attempts to undermine professional sports, but after Junior Seau's suicide it definitely doesn't look good.

He was in the injured list in2009 for a head injury too. I've sniffed around a bit into character of the girlfriend too. By all accounts they seemed a pretty loving young couple with a brand new baby and she seemed like a pretty devoted, Christian young woman from an interracial family and who was so accepted in his that it was his mother who reported the shooting and said 'my daughter has been shot'. And he killed himself after thanking his coach for everything they had done for him. Just really ****ing weird...

[formerlurker]

Damn.

I don't follow football but I've heard some terrible things about injuries recently.  I was tempted to dismiss most of it as liberal/progressive attempts to undermine professional sports, but after Junior Seau's suicide it definitely doesn't look good.

Everything I read so far indicates this guy was high morals, religious, donated lots of his time to charity causes.    I think you are correct.

[jtyangel]

Everything I read so far indicates this guy was high morals, religious, donated lots of his time to charity causes.    I think you are correct.

Agreed. That was the point in my post as well. Both parties and their extended friends and family give no indication of purposeful instability and seem very well loved with an extensive and solid support network and seemed very happy and proud of the new family they just started:(

 Terrible:(

[Mr Mannn]

Everything I read so far indicates this guy was high morals, religious, donated lots of his time to charity causes.    I think you are correct.

Learn this lesson. Appearances can be deceiving.

[CG6468]

You can take the thug outta the street, but you'll never take the street outta the thug.

[jtyangel]

You can take the thug outta the street, but you'll never take the street outta the thug.

As evidenced in what way in this situation? This wasn't a drive by or drug related and neither of this kids show anything in their histories other then your average teenage immaturity that I can find.

[NHSparky]

He's a U Maine graduate, and nobody and nothing to indicate he had such propensities back then.

So yeah, more than likely nothing we'll know until well after.

Prayers for all involved.

[CG6468]

As evidenced in what way in this situation? This wasn't a drive by or drug related and neither of this kids show anything in their histories other then your average teenage immaturity that I can find.

It's a way of life. No morals, no responsibilities, try to make yourself acceptable later on.

[formerlurker]

It's a way of life. No morals, no responsibilities, try to make yourself acceptable later on.

???

He is from West Babylon, NY.    He wasn't a kid from the hood or a thug.   He was an accomplished athlete. 

[formerlurker]

He's a U Maine graduate, and nobody and nothing to indicate he had such propensities back then.

So yeah, more than likely nothing we'll know until well after.

Prayers for all involved.

 We will never know what happened.   I agree.

[Revolution]

I think he honestly had a head problem. Something just snapped. It's the only possible explanation I can think of...

Oh, and here's the opinion of an idiot liberal from yesterday. Never miss a good chance to make your liberal agenda anti-gun PSA. 

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B1ijkccD9_8[/youtube]

DUmbass.

[JohnnyReb]

I think he honestly had a head problem. Something just snapped. It's the only possible explanation I can think of...

Oh, and here's the opinion of an idiot liberal from yesterday. Never miss a good chance to make your liberal agenda anti-gun PSA. 

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B1ijkccD9_8[/youtube]

DUmbass.

"If not for a gun, they would both be alive today."......BS.....if you're determined to kill someone, especially someone weaker than yourself, you don't need a gun.

Outlaw sharp objects, scissors, razor blades, .....better yet, just cut off everyone's hands.

[Eupher]

Costas graduated summe cum shithead in the Dick Clark School of Charming Deboner Hipster School, class of 1986.

[catsmtrods]

"If not for a gun, they would both be alive today."......BS.....if you're determined to kill someone, especially someone weaker than yourself, you don't need a gun.

Outlaw sharp objects, scissors, razor blades, .....better yet, just cut off everyone's hands.

Nichole Brown Simpson ring a bell? People kill not inanimate objects. At least this guy ended up in hell where he belongs!

[Revolution]

And lets not forget Belcher was a starting Linebacker in the NFL. If we remove the gun, there are dozens of ways he could have killed her just physically based on the sheer size difference. Costas owes America an apology for fing up halftime.

[Ptarmigan]

I think he honestly had a head problem. Something just snapped. It's the only possible explanation I can think of...

Oh, and here's the opinion of an idiot liberal from yesterday. Never miss a good chance to make your liberal agenda anti-gun PSA. 

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B1ijkccD9_8[/youtube]

DUmbass.

It is a football game for crying out loud. Why hear him lecture on gun control??????????

[DefiantSix]

It is a football game for crying out loud. Why hear him lecture on gun control??????????

Because he thought he had a captive audience of mind-numbed troglodytes that would haplessly allow him to slip in his political talking points like they were subliminal messages in advertisements.

Effin' idiot. 

[Dori]

I heard on the news that he shot her nine times.  There had to have been some real rage inside of him to do that. 

[Lacarnut]

I heard on the news that he shot her nine times.  There had to have been some real rage inside of him to do that. 

It is possible that she was breaking up with him and that she would see him in court about alimony and child support. Or, she might have indicated she was seeing someone else.

We will probably never know what set him off. From my perspective, he is a murderer and a coward and is going straight to hell. That is what Costas should have focused on instead of political crap about guns.

[JLO]

It is possible that she was breaking up with him and that she would see him in court about alimony and child support. Or, she might have indicated she was seeing someone else.

We will probably never know what set him off. From my perspective, he is a murderer and a coward and is going straight to hell. That is what Costas should have focused on instead of political crap about guns.

I don't get murder/suicide - if you want to off yourself, just do it and leave others out of it.