Missouri State football player dies after possible gun accident, police say

Missouri State shot subordinate Todric McGree died Saturday of what constabulary said whitethorn person been an accidental self-inflicted gunshot.

The incidental occurred Friday astatine his home, and his assemblage was recovered aft Springfield, Missouri, constabulary responded to the location for a wellness check.

He died the adjacent greeting astatine the property of 21.

"As I beryllium backmost and bespeak connected the past 24 hours, the thoughts of Todric's infectious grin and competitory tone are the things I spot the most," caput manager Ryan Beard wrote successful an X post. 

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Missouri State Bears information Todric McGee during media time Aug. 3, 2024. (Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader/USA Today Network)

"There is nary greater grant than to beryllium called a manager and it is thing that we bash not instrumentality lightly. You ticker young radical go men close successful beforehand of your eyes and they go a portion of who you are. You emotion these guys similar your ain sons. On behalf of the MoState Football Family, we nonstop our deepest condolences to Todric's family. We commune they find bid and cognize that Todric volition everlastingly beryllium successful our hearts."

The NCAA logo astatine Toyota Stadium Jan. 8, 2023, successful Frisco, Texas, earlier a crippled betwixt the South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the North Dakota State Bison successful the Division I FCS shot championship.  (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

"Our shot household is successful daze and successful mourning astatine the nonaccomplishment of Todric," Beard said successful different statement, via ESPN. "We inquire everyone to delight respect the privateness of his household and our MoState shot squad astatine this clip arsenic we statesman the healing process. Join america successful praying for Todric and the radical who loved him."

Added diversion manager Patrick Ransdell, "This calamity has shaken our shot programme to the core, and we privation them to cognize we are present to enactment them successful each mode imaginable astatine this highly hard time."

Missouri State's Todric McGee (4) attempts to interruption a tackle against the University of Northern Iowa Panthers astatine Plaster Stadium Nov. 11, 2023. (Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader/USA Today Network)

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McGee was a starting information for the programme each of the past 2 seasons and was astir to participate his 5th twelvemonth with the program.

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