Chiefs Chiefs' Player Jevon Belcher involved in murder-suicide, shoots self at Arrowhead - Page 37

MoreLemonPledge · 10:32 AM

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

memyselfI · 12-01-2012, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HMc

Why? This wasn't a reasonably foreseeable event. Pioli is still a shitty GM. The team is still awful.

I think you're desperate to connect this horrible event to other things that you don't like.

Well, just watching the local media this morning. Jack Harry seemed down right rattled and a tad remorseful. Their morning anchor saying OUT LOUD (how dare she) that these players need support and they aren't getting it.

**notorious** · 12-01-2012, 11:23 AM

Pioli and Crennel will never fully recover from this.

**Munson** · 12-01-2012, 11:23 AM

Damn, that is ****ed up.

Any word on the motive?

**DaKCMan AP** · 12-01-2012, 11:23 AM

Holy ****.

**jAZ** · 12-01-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt Tasty Cheeks

The furthest it could be pushed back is Monday

I posted this earlier, and I'm not clear why this isn't possbile.

Push the game to the Thursday after the final MNF game of the season. The one just before Wildcard Weekend.

Neither team is playing the next Saturday.

Raiderhater · 12-01-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Can we please ban Denise already?

Pioli may be a prick of a GM, but he's a human being and I'm sure he tried to help Jovan.

Jesus ****ing christ.

This times eternity!!! How the fuck the worthless gash ever made it through the 9/11 days with out being banned is beyond me. It is way past time to do away with her. She brings nothing of value to the board.

Brock · 12-01-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

I think the fact that this happened at Arrowhead is more than symbolic.

You are seriously a worthless human being.

memyselfI · 12-01-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

On this we agree. Pioli's job performance and him witnessing a violent selfish act are totally separate things.

Well if he did try to talk some sense into Belcher knowing he had a gun and was working to save one of his players lives then in MY book his job as a human being trumps his shitty job as GM.

baitism · 12-01-2012, 11:24 AM

Stop trying to combine Pioli personally and professionally. He may be a really nice and caring guy, but he can't run a football franchise for shit.

Also, people trying to say the Chiefs on the field performance had anything to do with a crime of passion are ****ing braindead.

mnchiefsguy · 12-01-2012, 11:24 AM

Sad, sad day in KC. Prayers for his family, his girlfriend's family, and especially his child.

CoMoChief · 12-01-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ragedogg69

The Hunts should adopt the child.

this is dumb. why?

**Canofbier** · 12-01-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt Tasty Cheeks

Lmao

You're and idiot

Your personal attacks do a lot to improve your credibility. Not.

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Originally Posted by HMc

I don't know since I'm not in their shoes. The dancing boys didn't appear too stressed the other day, at least not too me. You're the one claiming certainty. I have no idea as to whether the individual players' stress levels increased as a result of the fan movement, and neither do you.

For all you know Belcher had much bigger problems and didn't pay the SOC stuff even a single thought. How could you possibly know? Shit, maybe some of them liked it?

The only thing I claimed to be "certain" of was the possibility of the environment at Arrowhead being one of many things that caused him to snap. I haven't claimed to be any more positive about his real motivations than you or anybody else in this thread. If you got that impression from my previous posts, then there's been a miscommunication.

Rams Fan · 12-01-2012, 11:25 AM

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/01...#storylink=cpy

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Police said Chiefs staff attempted to keep Belcher from committing additional acts of violence. When police arrived, they heard a gunshot and found that Belcher had shot himself in the head.

**** each and everyone of you who made a comment with zero ****ing evidence assuming that Pioli wasn't trying to prevent the situation from escalating.

lcarus · 12-01-2012, 11:25 AM

Just crazy news.

scho63 · 12-01-2012, 11:25 AM

I can only think of a few reasons this would happen....

His girlfriend was trying to leave him

He found out the baby wasn't his

He was bipolar and on some sort of anti-depressant

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MoreLemonPledge M-I-Z S-E-C Join Date: Apr 2009 Casino cash: $10004927	Shooting at Arrowhead- Chiefs player commits suicide 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 Last edited by MoreLemonPledge; 12-01-2012 at 10:32 AM..
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