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

[Iconic]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

White knighting a guy who shot his girlfriend and then killed himself in view of innocent witnesses.

Yep, Chiefsplanet is the same as it always is.

I'm not white knighting him you prick. See this is they kind of thought that creates mob mentality. Belcher didn't randomly just becomes some insane lunatic. Something drove him and it's important to figure out what that was rather then just label him as a murdering asshole- which is what most of society prefers to do.

[The Franchise]

Looks like it was Pioli, Crennel and Gibbs outside with Belcher.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Pants

You might be getting trolled, breh.

you're probably right

[Duck Dog]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...elf/?pageNum=2

This news link mentions SOC.

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I would assume the guy was wired wrong, for sure. But if these rumors of his history with women are true, it's anger and violence against women.

If it was just head trauma, why didn't he kill the baby, the mother of his girlfriend or even people at Arrowhead?

What history of violence against women are you ****ing talking about?

I knew Jovan. I knew nothing of this. The punching incident? Seems like that was a history of violence against glass! Not women. Anyone that hasn't punched something because a woman pissed them off probably hasn't dated many women.

I won't speculate as to why this happened with shit like "head trauma" or other such factors. Sometimes arguments, yes regular arguments, escalate into crimes of passion and people die. Happens everyday. I'm not defending Jovie in any way, just saying that Occam's razor probably applies here pretty well. They got into a heated argument and it escalated. People trying to sensationalize this need to find something better to do with their day.

[BossChief]

Belcher obviously called Romeo or Pioli after he killed her and was on the way to Arrowhead.

[PhatAzzCrennel]

yall think the way our seasons going was a factor in this tragedy?

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by luv

I think maybe he went there for help (maybe to get him out of trouble), because he didn't know where else to go, then freaked out when the cops showed up. I know that's probably far fetched, but there have been some pretty "out there" speculations made today.

Not really that far fetched. We don't know anything about the man and his background. Having great work ethic and being determined doesn't necessarily reflect one's psychological development. Where do young men go when they get in big trouble? They go to daddy or that figure in their life hoping they can make everything better. Cops show up and reality sets in and you do your thing. Then again he may have just been saying goodbye. All the speculation is just a big waste of time though. I am sure we will find out more about what led up to this in the not too distant future. I tend to believe like many that this one is most likely a crime of passion by a young man who most likely had a very underdeveloped psychology or was mentally ill on some level.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Originally Posted by PhatAzzCrennel

yall think the way our seasons going was a factor in this tragedy?

There are no excuses for murdering someone or suicide. Both are choices.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

KRBK Springfield/Osage Beach is showing the Chiefs, KQFX Columbia is showing the Rams.

Thanks they changed it today I see.
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[Iconic]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Most of the people here probably don't know what kind of emotional state that is.

Because we're not MURDERERS.

No man is born a murderer. You guys act like it's a ****ing personality trait.

[Rugby Thompson]

Originally Posted by PhatAzzCrennel

yall think the way our seasons going was a factor in this tragedy?

Yep, I do. This season has been a disaster and clearly he lost his mind. Honestly, why is this franchise so cursed?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Iconic

No man is born a murderer. You guys act like it's a ****ing personality trait.

I don't care if he was born a murderer or made a murderer.

He IS a murderer and that's all that matters.

[Ghost of Maslowski]

Originally Posted by PhatAzzCrennel

yall think the way our season was going was a factor in this tragedy?

i doubt that had anything to do with improving his state of mind before he died this morning, but i also don't think it had anything to do with why he shot his girlfriend. this sounds like an ongoing domestic situation that just got way out of hand. the facts are so bizarre to the rest of us because the man behind them had simply lost his mind.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Iconic

Something drove him and it's important to figure out what that was

Sorry but this is the biggest horseshit ****ing line of BS I've ever seen.

He's DEAD.

She's DEAD.

There's no reason AT ALL to figure out why he did what he did and try to "understand" it.

Because in the end, he's gone and can't kill anybody else. The ONLY reason to do what you're suggesting is so that we can posthumously paint him as a victim, as this society always wants to do.