More details have emerged regarding the weekend death of former LSU receiver and 2025 draft prospect Kyren Lacy.
Via ESPN.com, Lacy died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It happened during a a police pursuit in Harris County, Texas.
Police, per the authorities, responded to a call from a female family member. She said Lacy had discharged a firearm into the ground during an argument. He fled in a vehicle before police arrived.
Police chased Lacy. The car crashed. The police learned upon approaching the vehicle that he was dead.
A grand jury was scheduled to convene on Monday to consider charges of negligent homicide and hit and run, arising from a December 2024 automobile accident in Louisiana. A 78-year-old former Marine died as a result of the crash.
Lacy’s lawyer, Matthew Ory, expressed a strong belief on Sunday that the grand jury would have declined to pursue charges. Ory also called the case a “gross miscarriage of justice.”
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