In the early hours of the morning, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher reportedly murdered his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins and later turned the gun on himself. Read more about the murder/suicide inside....
25-year-old Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher put a bullet in his head this morning, only minutes after killing his 22-year-old girlfriend Kasandra Perkins.
The Kansas City Star reports that Jovan got into a heated argument with Kasandra around 7:50am and shot her multiple times. Kasandra's mother, who was visiting the couple Kansas CIiy apartment and helping with their couple's 2-month-old daughter, witnessed the shooting and called police.
Jovan then got in his car and made a short drive to the Chiefs' practice facility at Arrowhead Stadium, where he later shot himself in front of his head Coach Romeo Crennel and General Manager Scott Pioli. Police were called to the stadium around 8:10am and had already learned of Kasandra's mother death.
Police Capt. David Lindaman said Jovan "... had a conversation with Scott Pioli. There was no threat and it was quite friendly, from what I understand. The Chiefs organization had been very supportive of him and he was expressing that.”
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt later released the following statement:
“The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today’s events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy. We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted.
We will continue to fully cooperate with the authorities and work to ensure that the approporiate counseling resources are available to all members of the organization.”
Surprisingly, Kasandra's family said they were shocked by this morning's tragic events because the couple seemed so happy since the birth of their daughter two months ago.
We'll keep you posted as more infomation emerges...
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