Kyren Lacy's father breaks silence on son's death

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The begetter of erstwhile LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy broke his soundlessness connected his son’s decease connected Sunday arsenic authorities revealed details astir what transpired earlier helium died by suicide.

Kenny Lacy wrote a connection to parents connected his Facebook hours aft it was revealed his lad had died successful the Houston area.

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LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy, #2, reacts against the Texas A&M Aggies during the 2nd fractional successful College Station, Texas, connected Oct. 26, 2024. (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images.)

"Young parents, commencement talking to your kids astatine a precise aboriginal property and marque definite they are assured and comfy confiding successful you," helium wrote connected the societal media platform. "Don't beryllium chill with 'I'm Alright, oregon I'm good' erstwhile you cognize heavy down thing isn't right. Mental Health is real, and for the astir part, it's invisible, don't disregard the signs, adjacent if they whitethorn look small.

"Our lives person changed everlastingly and this volition ne'er beryllium ok, but God needed my babe much than helium was needed here. This has to beryllium the biggest pill our families person had to swallow but I cognize the emotion and compassion successful our families volition get america through. This volition ne'er get easier, but we'll larn to unrecorded with it."

He implored his followers to cheque connected their kids’ intelligence health. It was a akin connection shared crossed the sports satellite by respective athletes, including LSU alumni.

Authorities successful Texas released much details astir Kyren Lacy’s decease aboriginal Sunday.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a telephone astir a man, identified arsenic Lacy, who was arguing with a household subordinate erstwhile helium changeable a weapon into the ground, according to FOX 26 Houston. Officials learned Lacy had fled the country and launched a hunt aft him.

Officials said deputies tried to marque a postulation halt connected Lacy, but helium led them connected a car pursuit that went connected for miles. Lacy past crashed his conveyance successful Spring, according to authorities.

LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy, #2, tries to propulsion successful a walk successful the extremity portion arsenic helium is covered by UCLA antiaircraft backmost Jaylin Davies, #6, successful the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana, connected Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Responding deputies removed Lacy from the conveyance to instrumentality him into custody, but helium was recovered with a "self-inflicted gunshot wound" and was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, the sheriff’s bureau said.

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"Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Units conducted an probe of the incident," a connection read, via FOX 26 Houston. "Preliminary accusation indicates Lacy changeable himself during the pursuit and anterior to the conveyance crashing. A handgun was recovered from the interior of the vehicle. A reappraisal of the Pct. 4 units assemblage camera and successful car dash mounted video did not bespeak immoderate shots were fired aft the pursuit ended.

"Once the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide probe is complete, it volition beryllium forwarded to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division for review, arsenic is modular for immoderate decease which takes spot during an attempted arrest."

Lacy was 24.

The wide receiver, who graduated successful December and whitethorn person been a enactment successful the upcoming NFL Draft, was nether probe successful Louisiana successful transportation with a clang successful December that near a 78-year-old antheral dead, officials said successful January. 

He was accused of driving recklessly – speeding and passing successful a no-passing portion – erstwhile the motorist swerved to debar Lacy and crashed into different vehicle.

LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy, #2, looks connected during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA shot crippled connected Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, successful Oxford, Mississippi. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

He fled the country of the clang without calling for aid, Louisiana State Police said. An apprehension warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless cognition of a vehicle.

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A expansive assemblage was reportedly acceptable to perceive grounds successful the lawsuit connected Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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