KANSAS CITY, MO -- A 25-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player shot his girlfriend early Saturday, the drove to Arrowhead Stadium and turned the gun on himself as two team officials were confronting him, police said. Related Content
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Kansas City police Supervisor Andrea Khan would not release the name of the player involved and the condition of the two parties was not immediately known. ESPN is reporting that team officials confirm the player committed suicide.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp said authorities received a call Saturday morning from a woman who said her daughter had been shot multiple times at a residence about five miles away from the Arrowhead complex. Snapp said a call was then received from the Chiefs' practice facility.
Upon arriving, Snapp said that police witnessed a black male in a car with a handgun to his head talking to two Chiefs officials. That's when police heard a gunshot.
Arrowhead Stadium has been lockdown since about 8 a.m.