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

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Red Brooklyn

So many conflicting reports. Do we have 100% confirmation yet whether it was Belcher's mother or her mother? I've seen both reported.

Just said Belcher's mother on ESPN

edit: whoops

[memyselfI]

Originally Posted by luv

Opinion.

Do you have credentials you're not sharing with us?

Don't answer that, as I'm finally placing you on ignore.

Not credentials just some exposure to this issue. I guess you won't see this then.

http://www.jfponline.com/pages.asp?AID=8631

[KCFaninSEA]

ESPN just said it was Belcher

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by luv

I take it ESPN still hasn't gotten the okay to release Belcher's name. Odd, since it seems to be mentioned everywhere else.

Espn is just now reporting Belcher'd name and about the mother being there etc.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Dave

Stop defending Belcher.

The report is he shot her multiple times.

I agree. Belcher is a POS. I don't care really what was going on in his life or if he was a Chief. His actions are inexcusable and indefensible.

[Cannibal]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

The energy at Arrowhead has been toxic for awhile (see their home record) and I think that it would not be surprising if some of the players have been dealing with depression or other types of mental health issues. I'm not saying any of this caused Belcher's actions but to believe they were not ANY FACTOR AT ALL is not realistic.

You're a ****in tard.

[Rausch]

CP in with news 2.5 hours before the national media...

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by Cannibal

You're a ****in tard.

Please don't quote her.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

.

That's easy to do in baseball, where double hitters are normal.

There's a lot of shit that gets thrown off if the Chiefs don't play this week. Again, not to be insensitive, but the game has to be played in a fair manner, period.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan

KC Mayor Sly James on the Chiefs: "They think there should be a game tomorrow."

[RNR]

Originally Posted by Cannibal

You're a ****in tard.

A very strange person. Among the strangest I have ever encountered on the Internet~

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

Guess you won't see this then.

http://www.jfponline.com/pages.asp?AID=8631

Yeah, this doesn't really provide any support for your analysis.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I think you'll see a reaction from the NFL much more severe than what the Spurs got. And I wouldn't blame the NFL for it, as insensitive as that sounds. Pretty sure the Chiefs know that this is not something they will want to do.

As long as it was just a monetary fine than I would go for it. It would be a PR disaster for the NFL though.

We shouldn't even talk about this though because it has zero chance of happening.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

BRC he must have read your tweet


@mellinger: Nothing like Twitter reaction to tragedy to remind everyone that 5% of the population are terrible human beings.

You are a sad pathetic little man. A victim of small penis syndrome?

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Sorry man He killed his GF now his kid will be ****ed up the rest of his life.

The kid will be fine. It is too young to understand what happened. They are amazingly resilient, and, in all likelihood, will be raised in a loving home (i.e. grandparents).