Chiefs Chiefs' Player Jevon Belcher involved in murder-suicide, shoots self at Arrowhead - Page 149

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

HMc · 12-02-2012, 07:38 PM

The dude shot his girlfriend (and mother of his infant kid) 9 times. How much processing time could one possibly need prior to concluding that he's a douche of the highest order?

stonedstooge · 12-02-2012, 07:40 PM

Did the gun hold 9 or did he have to reload?

**banyon** · 12-02-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

Not what I would wear. But again, Bowe is wearing a shirt in what looks to be his own home not in the locker room and then put it on his personal Twitter. Stupid perhaps but in no way do I see this as sanctioned by the team.

Is it appropriate? I don't think so but then it's his expression on his own time. Nothing the team or the league can or should do about it, IMO.

You do realize twitter is public, right?

memyselfI · 12-02-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Crush

I disagree. He is an employee of the NFL. The league needs to fine him a game check and donate that money to charity. The idiotic players are turning Belcher into a martyr.

They'd have themselves one helluva First Amendment case against them if they did that. It's on his time and his personal Twitter account. What he's wearing is in bad taste and offensive but in no way against the law and I don't believe against NFL rules.

**Baby Lee** · 12-02-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

Just when I thought I was out of this thread... you pull me back in.

chiefzilla1501 · 12-02-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs fan Macalie Sampson wears the jersey of linebacker Jovan Belcher following his murder/suicide the previous day before the start of the Chiefs versus Carolina Panthers NFL football game in Kansas City

They're not treating him like a martyr. They're paying tribute to a very close friend and teammate. Some fans are paying respect to a human being who lost his life. It's not like they're going on tirades about the girl. I would be surprised if any of them are really even mentally processing what just happened.

okoye35chiefs · 12-02-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs fans Kurt Gant (L) and his son, Taylor, have a makeshift memorial for Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher

this would have been even better if one of them was wearing a larry johnson jersey..

nice undies..

memyselfI · 12-02-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by banyon

You do realize twitter is public, right?

Yes. It's his personal twitter though. He's not acting as a spokesperson for the Chiefs in any official capacity. It would be different if he Tweeted that picture from KCChiefs on Twitter.

Marcellus · 12-02-2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HMc

The dude shot his girlfriend (and mother of his infant kid) 9 times. How much processing time could one possibly need prior to concluding that he's a douche of the highest order?

He also killed himself, how hard is it to understand he was not acting in a sane manner?

The fact he shot her 9 times tells you he was out of his ****ing mind.

**banyon** · 12-02-2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

They'd have themselves one helluva First Amendment case against them if they did that. It's on his time and his personal Twitter account. What he's wearing is in bad taste and offensive but in no way against the law and I don't believe against NFL rules.

Er, no. They wouldn't. The First Amendment constrains government action. The Chiefs and the NFL aren't the government. QED.

chiefzilla1501 · 12-02-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HMc

The dude shot his girlfriend (and mother of his infant kid) 9 times. How much processing time could one possibly need prior to concluding that he's a douche of the highest order?

Thanks, Mr. Oversimplicity.

Just a day ago, we were talking bout canceling a football game. Today, we're asking why the players aren't in a perfect mental state of mind.

Overreaction Planet strikes again.

**Baby Lee** · 12-02-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

classy act by jeff fisher in his locker room after their win...

told his team when they take a knee tonight to pray for KC...

Gotta say, it's really great to take a shine to the Rams without it being this whole rags to [unimaginable] riches story of '99.

Fisher's Rams will be a force for the 2010s.

Reerun_KC · 12-02-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

this would have been even better if one of them was wearing a larry johnson jersey..

nice undies..

Pathetic people right there...

RIP should of been changed to RIH....

KCrockaholic · 12-02-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stonedstooge

Did the gun hold 9 or did he have to reload?

I think he was like "Hang on mom, I gotta get the other rounds from the car."

**Baby Lee** · 12-02-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by banyon

Yes, I agree that is a possibility that makes rational sense. I guess the info I'm missing is how much time between the murder and the Arrowhead trip?

IIRC [look in the early pages of this thread], he made the short trip from Chrysler to Arrowhead mostly at >100 MPH.

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