Kansas City Chiefs American football player Jovan Belcher has killed himself outside the team's main stadium. Police said the 25-year-old first-team linebacker shot his girlfriend dead a few miles away, before driving to a training facility at Arrowhead Stadium.
He then shot himself in the car park in front of team officials.
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.
The club confirmed the incident in a statement, adding: "We are co-operating with authorities in their investigation."
Kansas City police spokesman Darin Snapp told AP news agency that authorities were told early on Saturday that a woman had been shot five miles away from the Arrowhead complex.
Police were then called to the training facility, where they saw the player in a car holding a handgun to his head. He thanked the Chiefs' general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel for all they had done for him before shooting himself.
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