Kyren Lacy led deputies on police chase before dying of 'self-inflicted gunshot wound,' officials say

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Former LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy was recovered dormant with a "self-inflicted gunshot wound" aft a constabulary pursuit successful Texas connected Saturday night, authorities said.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a telephone astir a man, identified arsenic Lacy, who was arguing with a household subordinate erstwhile helium changeable a weapon into the ground, according to FOX 26 Houston. Officials learned Lacy had fled the country and launched a hunt aft him.

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LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy (Scott Kinser-Imagn Images)

Officials said deputies tried to marque a postulation halt connected Lacy, but helium led them connected a car pursuit that went connected for miles. Lacy past crashed his conveyance successful Spring, according to authorities.

Responding deputies removed Lacy from the conveyance to instrumentality him into custody, but helium was recovered with a "self-inflicted gunshot wound" and was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, the sheriff’s bureau said.

"Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Units conducted an probe of the incident," a connection read, via FOX 26 Houston. "Preliminary accusation indicates Lacy changeable himself during the pursuit and anterior to the conveyance crashing. A handgun was recovered from the interior of the vehicle. A reappraisal of the Pct. 4 units assemblage camera and successful car dash mounted video did not bespeak immoderate shots were fired aft the pursuit ended.

"Once the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide probe is complete, it volition beryllium forwarded to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division for review, arsenic is modular for immoderate decease which takes spot during an attempted arrest."

Kyren Lacy (SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY NETWORK)

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Lacy was 24. Athletes from crossed the sports satellite reacted to his death.

"We’re saddened to larn of the tragic passing of erstwhile LSU Football student-athlete Kyren Lacy," LSU said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his household and loved ones, arsenic good arsenic his erstwhile teammates and coaches impacted by his passing."

The wide receiver, who graduated successful December and whitethorn person been a enactment successful the upcoming NFL Draft, was nether probe successful Louisiana successful transportation with a clang successful December that near a 78-year-old antheral dead, officials said successful January.

He was accused of driving recklessly – speeding and passing successful a no-passing portion – erstwhile the motorist swerved to debar Lacy and crashed into different vehicle.

He fled the country of the clang without calling for aid, Louisiana State Police said. An apprehension warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless cognition of a vehicle.

A expansive assemblage was reportedly acceptable to perceive grounds successful the lawsuit connected Monday.