A team source tells CBS Sports that linebacker Jovan Belcher was involved in a shooting at the football team facility. ABC News reports that the player shot himself in front of his coaches.
Police have not confirmed the identities of the deceased.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp said two calls came in to authorities Saturday morning: one from a woman who said her daughter had been shot at a residence, then one from the Chiefs' practice facility. When authorities arrived, they heard a gunshot, Snapp said.
"When the officers arrived, when they were pulling up, they actually observed a black male who had a gun to his head and he was talking to a couple of coaches out in the parking lot," Snapp said. "As officers pulled up, and began to park, that's when they heard the gunshot and it appears the individual took his own life."
"We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning," the Chiefs said in a statement. "We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation."
According to NFL.com, the shooting occurred at 8:10 a.m. local time near Arrowhead Stadium, and police declined to release the player's name since the shooting is under investigation.
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