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

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Capt Tasty Cheeks

No, I don't wonder at all.

If Belcher wanted to shoot anyone else, he would have.

He CLEARLY, CLEARLY, CLEARLY didn't go there to shoot anybody else.

We don't know that.

[DomCasual]

Condolences to the Chiefs community.

Having been through something similar to this a few times (Darrent Williams; Damien Nash; and to a lesser extent, Kenny McKinley), I know how connected you get with a team. And even though you probably don't know the players personally, you still mourn.

Best wishes to you all. I especially can't stop thinking about that poor, sweet baby. I hope there is a good support system in place, so that she can be raised by a loving family. Life is hard enough, without having to start it under such tragic circumstances.

[Mother****erJones]

Man I just want to win tomorrow and end the season

[Iconic]

Very cowardly of all of you to judge an absent and defenseless Belcher. Like me, none of you know the actual story, so please shut the **** up.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

We don't know that.

Yeah, we do.

He had the gun, they didn't.

HE THANKED THEM, it's clear he just wanted to say goodbye...he knew he was dead.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Iconic

Very cowardly of all of you to judge an absent and defenseless Belcher. Like me, none of you know the actual story, so please shut the **** up.

On the mental state and suicidal state I would agree. The killing of another really doesn't have a justification. Especially not when it doesn't put your own life in danger.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Capt Tasty Cheeks

Yeah, we do.

He had the gun, they didn't.

HE THANKED THEM, it's clear he just wanted to say goodbye...he knew he was dead.

I didn't imply he wanted to shoot one of them. I implied he wanted to exact revenge on another player.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Iconic

Very cowardly of all of you to judge an absent and defenseless Belcher. Like me, none of you know the actual story, so please shut the **** up.

If this is some clever joke or reference to something else, I'm afraid you are being too meta.

Because it looks like you are seriously telling us that we are rushing to judgment on Belcher.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

I didn't imply he wanted to shoot one of them. I implied he wanted to exact revenge on another player.

and your implication is ridiculous

I'm pretty sure he went to Arrowhead so he could run one more lap...have one more workout...pick up one more candy wrapper.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by alnorth

If this is some clever joke or reference to something else, I'm afraid you are being too meta.

Because it looks like you are seriously telling us that we are rushing to judgment on Belcher.

I feel like someone didn't read the first half of the article.

Y'know, the half where he shoots his girlfriend multiple times in front of his own mother.

The rest of the facts are, to be completely honest, pretty damn immaterial.

[The_Doctor10]

Originally Posted by dtchiefs4life

Your a douche man. You don't know what really happened. Your basing it off of just that he killed her and himself. It's a sad ordeal and he was troubled. I disagree with you and will leave it at that

Your actions are what define you. He killed his girlfriend and orphaned a baby. At what point are we allowed to call individuals piece of sh)t c*nts if not now? What else has to happen?

My god, people will excuse anything.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Originally Posted by Iconic

Very cowardly of all of you to judge an absent and defenseless Belcher. Like me, none of you know the actual story, so please shut the **** up.

Very cowardly of Belcher to kill his girlfriend and then shoot himself. No excuse for his actions. None.

[DomCasual]

Condolences to the Chiefs community.

Having been through something similar to this a few times (Darrent Williams; Damien Nash; and to a lesser extent, Kenny McKinley), I know how connected you get with a team. And even though you probably don't know the players personally, you still mourn.

Best wishes to you all. I especially can't stop thinking about that poor, sweet baby. I hope there is a good support system in place, so that she can be raised by a loving family. Life is hard enough, without having to start it under such tragic circumstances.

(Posted in the other thread, too - sorry if you saw if twice.)

[luv]

Originally Posted by Capt Tasty Cheeks

No, I don't wonder at all.

If Belcher wanted to shoot anyone else, he would have.

He CLEARLY, CLEARLY, CLEARLY didn't go there to shoot anybody else.

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.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I doubt we ever will know everything about Belcher or this case. Issues in his past are only now coming to light publicly.

Again, he was clearly wired wrong. But with that said, my 47 years of living on this planet leads me to believe this was a crime of passion and nothing more.

And I don't really have an issue with that. Honestly that would be my gut on the FEW "facts" I have. I don't rule out mental issues on top of that. I say this fully admitting this would be my theory if it was demanded of me. I don't know for sure. You are saying you don't know for sure either, and thus I have no problem with the opinion.