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The father of the former open receiver of LSU, Kyren Lacy, broke his silence about the death of his son on Sunday when the authorities revealed details about what happened before he died for suicide.
Kenny Lacy wrote a message to the parents in his Facebook hours after it was revealed that his son had died in the Houston area.
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The open receiver of LSU Tigers, Kyren Lacy, #2, reacts against the AGGIES of Texas A&M during the second half in College Station, Texas, on October 26, 2024. (Maria Lysaker-Imagn images.)
“Young parents begin to talk to their children at a very early age and make sure they are safe and comfortable by confidenting you,” he wrote on the social networks platform. “Do not be great with ‘I’m fine, or I’m fine’ when you know that something is not right. Mental health is real, and for the most part, it is invisible, do not ignore the signs, even if they may seem small.
“Our lives have changed forever and this will never be fine, but God needed my baby more than it was needed here. This has to be the greatest pill that our families have had to swallow, but I know that love and compassion in our families will carry us out. This will never be easier, but we will learn to live with that.”
He implored his followers to review the mental health of his children. It was a similar message shared throughout the world of sport by several athletes, including the former students of LSU.
The authorities in Texas published more details about the death of Kyren Lacy later on Sunday.
The Harris County Sheriff’s office said the agents received a call about a man, identified as Lacy, who was arguing with a family member when he shot a gun to the ground, according to Fox 26 Houston. The authorities learned that Lacy had fled the scene and launched a search after him.
The authorities said the agents tried to make a traffic stop in Lcy, but he led them to a car persecution that continued by miles. Lacy then crashed his vehicle in spring, according to the authorities.
The open LSU receiver, Kyren Lacy, #2, tries to achieve a pass in the score area, since it is covered by the defensive of UCLA Jaylin Davies, #6, in the second half of a university football game of the NCAA in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Archive)
The deputies who responded eliminated the LACY from the vehicle to stop him, but was found with a “self -inflicted gunshot wound” and was declared dead on the scene, said the Sheriff’s office.
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“Homicide detectives of the Harris County Sheriff and Crime Scene Units conducted an incident investigation,” reads a statement through Fox 26 Houston. “The preliminary information indicates that Lacy shot during the search and before the vehicle crashed. A gun from inside the vehicle was recovered. A review of the PCT body chamber.
“Once the homicide investigation of the Harris County Sheriff’s office is completed, it will be sent to the Civil Rights Division of the Harris County District Prosecutor’s Office for review, as is standard for any death that takes place during an arrest attempt.”
Lacy was 24 years old.
The open receiver, which graduated in December and may have been a selection in the next NFL draft, was under investigation in Louisiana in relation to an accident in December that left a 78 -year -old man dead, authorities said in January.
He was accused of imprudently driving, accelerating and passing in an area not to pass, when the motorist deviated to avoid the Lacy and crashed into another vehicle.
The open LSU receiver, Kyren Lacy, #2, observes during the first half of an NCAA football match on Saturday, September 30, 2023 in Oxford, Mississippi. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, Archive)
He fled the accident scene without asking for help, said Louisiana State Police. A LACY arrest warrant was obtained for negligent homicide, serious crime of outrage and reckless operation of a vehicle.
According to the reports, a large jury was ready to listen to evidence in the case on Monday.
