Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Javon Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend Kasandra M Perkins this morning and then later committed suicide, leaving their 3 month old daughter without parents.
The LA Times reports:
“Police say Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Javon Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager.Police spokesman Darin Snapp confirmed it was Belcher, a fourth-year player from West Babylon, N.Y., who played college ball at Maine. The woman’s name has not yet been released.Snapp said Belcher shot the woman at a Kansas City residence, then drove to the Chiefs facility. He thanked Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and Romeo Crennel for all they had done for him, then shot himself.”
R.I.P. Kasandra Perkins and Javon Belcher