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Chiefs' Belcher in fatal double shooting
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December 3, 2012, Monday
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KANSAS City Chiefs starting linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend to death, then drove to the team training facility and killed himself in front of the coach and general manager in a burst of violence on Saturday that stunned the National Football League and its fans.
There was no immediate indication from police or others what prompted the 25-year-old Belcher to shoot Kasandra Perkins, 22 with whom he had a 3-month-old child, in the house they shared in Kansas City, Missouri, about 3 kilometers from the Chiefs' home field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp said Perkins' mother witnessed the killing and called police. Perkins had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The mother told investigators that Perkins and Belcher had quarreled just before the shooting.
Belcher then drove his car to the team's training facility near the stadium, where he encountered head coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli, then shot himself in the head just as police arrived.
"As officers pulled up and were getting ready to get out of their car, they heard a gunshot," Snapp said. "The individual, it appears, took his own life."
Snapp said Belcher had made no threats to Crennel, Pioli or other staff when he arrived. "He was just talking to them and thanking them for everything they had done for him."
The suicide of Belcher followed a recent string of former NFL players who have taken their own lives, including Junior Seau in May, Ray Easterling in April and Dave Duerson last year.
There was no immediate indication from police or others what prompted the 25-year-old Belcher to shoot Kasandra Perkins, 22 with whom he had a 3-month-old child, in the house they shared in Kansas City, Missouri, about 3 kilometers from the Chiefs' home field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp said Perkins' mother witnessed the killing and called police. Perkins had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The mother told investigators that Perkins and Belcher had quarreled just before the shooting.
Belcher then drove his car to the team's training facility near the stadium, where he encountered head coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli, then shot himself in the head just as police arrived.
"As officers pulled up and were getting ready to get out of their car, they heard a gunshot," Snapp said. "The individual, it appears, took his own life."
Snapp said Belcher had made no threats to Crennel, Pioli or other staff when he arrived. "He was just talking to them and thanking them for everything they had done for him."
The suicide of Belcher followed a recent string of former NFL players who have taken their own lives, including Junior Seau in May, Ray Easterling in April and Dave Duerson last year.
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