Kyren Lacy Shot Himself To Death During Police Car Chase In Houston Saturday Night

GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor

Former LSU football star Kyren Lacy died on the run from police Saturday night in Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s office.

Lacy, facing a Louisiana Grand Jury hearing Monday on felony negligent homicide, reckless driving and hit-and-run charges for allegedly causing a car accident near Thibodaux last December, was visiting family in Houston over the weekend.

BEHIND THE SCENES IN DEATH OF KYREN LACY

He got into an argument with a family member and fired a gun into the ground. After someone called the authorities, Lacy fled in a vehicle registered in his name before authorities arrived at approximately 11:35 p.m. Police located and followed Lacy on a highway at normal speed for several miles. Family members believe that Lacy may have panicked when he noticed police following him, considering his previous charges, and shot himself before crashing at the 25900 block of Aldine Westfield in Houston.

When officers got to Lacy’s car, they noticed he had been shot and located a gun, according to a Harris County Sheriff’s office release on Sunday. Detectives and crime scene units say Lacy shot himself before the crash.

Lacy, 24, was one of LSU’s top wide receivers in the 2023 and ’24 seasons and was projected to be a third round draft choice in the NFL Draft later this month before his January 12 arrest by Louisiana State Police on the negligent homicide and other charges. He graduated from Thibodaux High in 2020 and played at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2020 and ’21 before transferring to LSU in 2022.

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According to the release, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division was informed of the incident and will review the investigation upon its completion. And an autopsy will be conducted by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences with all findings to be forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office, which is standard procedure for deaths during attempted arrests.