Unnamed Chiefs player commits suicide at team facility

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BigReds42 Premium join:2004-07-14 Bellaire, OH kudos:1	Unnamed Chiefs player commits suicide at team facility »espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/86973···facility An unnamed Kansas City Chiefs player has committed suicide at the team facility and the police are on the scene, the team confirmed to ESPN on Saturday morning. Local reports say the police are operating with the belief the player fatally shot his girlfriend at a house before driving to Arrowhead Stadium and killing himself. There were no other injuries at the team facility, police said.
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sailor Premium join:2003-10-21 Long Island kudos:6	It was Jovan Belcher.
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Linklist Premium join:2002-03-03 Longport, NJ kudos:5	reply to BigReds42 More info, but no name officially released yet, Both player & girlfriend dead: »www.kctv5.com/story/20234680/pol···lls-self
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Linklist Premium join:2002-03-03 Longport, NJ kudos:5 4 edits	reply to sailor said by sailor: It was Jovan Belcher. »www.latimes.com/news/la-spw-kans···38.story Belcher Info: »www.nfl.com/player/jovanbelcher/···/profile »media.kcchiefs.com/players/activ···van.aspx »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovan_Belcher The guy who will replace him on the field Sunday: »www.kcchiefs.com/team/roster/Bra···bd3efcd6 -- A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury.
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obeythelaw Premium join:2003-04-16 Bayonne, NJ	reply to BigReds42 Damn. And they just had a baby less than 3 months ago. Poor kid.
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Linklist Premium join:2002-03-03 Longport, NJ kudos:5	said by obeythelaw: Damn. And they just had a baby less than 3 months ago. Poor kid. No mention of the baby yet in any news items. -- A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury.
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obeythelaw Premium join:2003-04-16 Bayonne, NJ	It's listed in the bleacherreport.
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Linklist Premium join:2002-03-03 Longport, NJ kudos:5 3 edits	said by obeythelaw: It's listed in the bleacherreport. Yes. That there IS a baby. I meant, what happened to the baby in this mess. Edit: Baby and his mother witnessed killing and are uninjured. »www.examiner.com/article/chiefs-···shooting »www.kansascity.com/2012/12/01/39···end.html -- A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury.
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Fir_Na_Tine Giggity Giggity Premium join:2001-01-03 Sout Joisy	reply to BigReds42 I heard the team told the Panthers that the game is still on for tomorrow. How can they still play after this and they said the coach and general manager witnessed him shooting himself in the car. Should they cancel/reschedule the game? I think its a must at this point. -- "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -Jimi Hendrix
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obeythelaw Premium join:2003-04-16 Bayonne, NJ	The question is for whom would they be cancelling the game for? Surely not Belcher since he murdered someone. If the coach and gm are too distraught they can be excused.
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capdjq RIP my friend Premium join:2000-11-01 Coastie	reply to BigReds42 A sad story. What should be done about tomorrows Game? Not only are the Players affected but it appears he committed suicide after talking to Coach & GM who must be traumatized.
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td100776 Premium join:2002-12-19 Manalapan NJ	reply to Fir_Na_Tine The NFL advised the Panthers to still travel to Kansas City, at most game will be postponed for a day or two. I would be very surprised if they cancelled the game outright.
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Linklist Premium join:2002-03-03 Longport, NJ kudos:5 1 edit	reply to td100776 Re: Unnamed Chiefs player commits suicide at team facility said by td100776: The NFL advised the Panthers to still travel to Kansas City, at most game will be postponed for a day or two. I would be very surprised if they cancelled the game outright. Game started on schedule. »www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000···-to-play -- A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury.
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Linklist Premium join:2002-03-03 Longport, NJ kudos:5 1 edit	Kansas City overcomes the drama of a player murder/suicide and win their game against Panthers 27-21. Panthers put a scare into KC getting to KC 8 yd line with 3 secs left, but Panthers didn't get a score on that last play of the game. »www.nfl.com/gamecenter/201212020···aybyplay -- A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury.
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sailor Premium join:2003-10-21 Long Island kudos:6	reply to BigReds42 Cops today revealed that Belcher shot Perkins nine times before committing suicide with a different gun. His mother witnessed the slaying; she had been in town to help Perkins with the new baby, sources have said. »www.nypost.com/p/news/local/girl···4Jasj5EP
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footballdude Premium join:2002-08-13 Imperial, MO	reply to BigReds42 Deadspin posted a couple of emails from a person claiming to be Belcher's friend. He said Belcher has a long history of alchohol abuse and that the girlfriend had moved out of the house (with the baby) a few days prior. He said Belcher argued with his girlfriend constantly because she didn't work. He also said Belcher had a nasty concussion after the Chiefs last game and was suffering from short term memory loss. The Chiefs are denying that last bit, saying Belcher has no history of head injuries of any kind. -- Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty - Ronald Reagan
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HiVolt Premium join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON kudos:18 Reviews: ·TekSavvy DSL ·TekSavvy Cable	reply to sailor said by sailor: Cops today revealed that Belcher shot Perkins nine times before committing suicide with a different gun. His mother witnessed the slaying; she had been in town to help Perkins with the new baby, sources have said. That's f'd up... What the hell is wrong with these guys... --
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sailor Premium join:2003-10-21 Long Island kudos:6	reply to footballdude said by footballdude: Deadspin posted a couple of emails from a person claiming to be Belcher's friend. He said Belcher has a long history of alchohol abuse That is it right there....he was an alcoholic....as long as he was sober for practice and the game what he did other times wasn't really a concern....he was a so called functioning alcoholic. Excessive nightly drinking and combining that with taking prescribed pain medication due to his occupation and adding to those two ingredients having handguns at his disposal can and often will lead to extremely irrational behaviour...which sadly in this instance proved fatal. He was an All-County player in the same county I reside in and everyone who knew him during high school will tell you he was a very kind person...but along his path the drinking started...then the excessive drinking and on and and on. And in this country excessive drinking is still not taken seriously unfortunately.
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Draiman Let me see those devil horns in the sky join:2012-06-01 Kill Devil Hills, NC	reply to BigReds42 Add "...that the girlfriend had moved out of the house (with the baby) a few days prior." to alcoholic and it makes some sense.
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