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College sports has suffered another major loss. LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy has been found dead by a reportedly self-inflicted gunshot wound.
As reported by TMZ, the Louisiana State University football star is no longer with us. Police authorities in Houston say they received a call at 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, regarding a disturbance. The caller claimed that Lacy got into a heated argument with a family member. Unfortunately, things escalated further prompting Lacy to discharge a firearm into the ground. He is said to have left the scene after the shooting.
Police were able to catch up to his car after the incident, but Lacey sped off which led to a pursuit and his car crashing. When the law approached the vehicle, they found him dead with “what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” A firearm was also found in his car.
Naturally, his family was devastated by their loss. His father Kenny Lacy took to social media and encouraged parents to check in with their children. “Young parents, start talking to your kids at a very early age and make sure they are confident and comfortable confiding in you,” his Facebook post read. “Don’t be cool with “I’m Alright, or I’m good” when you know deep down something isn’t right. Mental Health is real, and for the most part, it’s invisible, don’t ignore the signs, even if they may seem small.”
This was not the first time Kyren Lacy had faced legal issues. Back in December 2024, he was involved in a car wreck that left a 78-year-old man dead. He is alleged to had left that scene without providing aid to the victim. He would eventually turn himself into police in January and was arrested on charges of negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run with death and reckless operation of a vehicle. He would later be released on $151,000 bail.
Kyren Lacy was 25; details of his funeral have yet to be disclosed.
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A Prince George’s County police officer is the subject of an investigation after video of him getting in the backseat of a cruiser with another woman went wide on social media. Prince George’s County Police Department officials released a statement regarding the situation, which is still developing.
As seen on local news outlet WTOP, Prince George’s County police shared the officer’s name, Cpl. Francesco Marlett. The department says it has launched an internal investigation into the matter but hasn’t offered any precise details to the public.
“PGPD Executive Command is aware of a video circulating on social media with one of our officers, the department shared via its @PGPDNews account on X, formerly known as Twitter. “As soon as we became aware earlier today, we opened an investigation to determine the circumstances. Additional information will be released once investigated and confirmed.”
The video in question first started to bubble on TikTok before spreading across other social media hubs. The man who took the video also spoke publicly about the matter
“I couldn’t believe what I was recording because it’s not something that you see every day, a cop going to the back of a patrol car in the uniform to do…I don’t know what,” Nelson Ochoa, the Clinton, Maryland, man who took the video, said in a statement. “It was a public park with kids running around.”
The incident occurred on Monday (Sept. 4) at a park in Oxon Hill, Md., a nearby suburb of Washington, D.C.
The outlet reached out to the Fraternal Order of Police in Prince George’s County and a union rep asked for privacy and patience on behalf of Cpl. Marlett.
“We ask that our officer be given the same consideration that any other person would ask for in that you reserve judgment until all of the facts are known and the videos are put into context,” the police union said to WTOP.
Some online have noted that police officers aren’t allowed to have civilians inside their service vehicles for reasons outside an arrest or transport.
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