What would make a man take his girlfriend’s life and then his own?
There are so many questions that are yet to be answered this morning as
police investigate a deadly shooting involving Kansas City Chiefs’
linebacker Javon Belcher. According to reports, Javon shot his
girlfriend and then drove to a campus near the team’s main facility
before taking his own life in front of the team’s head coach and general
manager.
Police Capt. David Lindaman said Belcher, 25, and his
girlfriend, 22, got into an argument around 7 a.m. at their home in the
5400 block of Crysler Avenue in Kansas City. Around 7:50 a.m., Lindaman
said, Belcher shot his girlfriend multiple times. She was taken to a
hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Lindaman said Belcher’s mother, who was visiting the couple and their
3-month-old daughter, witnessed the shooting and was being interviewed
by police.
Belcher left the scene on Crysler and went to the Chiefs practice facility at Arrowhead, police said.
Police were called to the stadium around 8:10 a.m. When Belcher arrived
there he encountered General Manager Scott Pioli, Coach Romeo Crennel
and other team personnel. Police said Chiefs staff attempted to keep
Belcher from committing additional acts of violence. When police
arrived, they heard a gunshot and found that Belcher had shot himself in
the head.