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The father of the former LSU recipient, Kyren Lacy, broke his silence on the death of his son on Sunday while the authorities revealed details on what happened before his death by suicide.
Kenny Lacy wrote a message to the parents on his hours on Facebook after he was revealed that his son had died in the Houston region.
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The receiver LSU Tigers, Kyren Lacy, n ° 2, reacts against the Aggies of Texas A&M during the second half at College Station, Texas, October 26, 2024. (Images of Maria Lysaker-Imagn.)
“Young parents, start talking to your children very early and make sure they are confident and comfortable telling you about you,” he wrote on the social media platform. “Don’t be cool with” I’m fine, or I’m fine “when you know that something is not good. Mental health is real, and for the most part, it’s invisible, do not know the signs, even if they may seem small.
“Our lives have changed forever and it will never be ok, but God needed my baby more than necessary here. It must be the biggest pill that our families have had to swallow, but I know that love and compassion in our families will make us pass. It will never be easier, but we will learn to live with.”
He implored his disciples to check the mental health of their children. It was a similar message shared in the world of sport by several athletes, including the former LSU.
The Texas authorities published more details on the death of Kyren Lacy later Sunday.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that the deputies had been called a man, identified as Lacy, who was arguing with a family member when he fired on the ground, according to Fox 26 Houston. The officials learned that Lacy had fled the scene and launched a search after him.
The officials said that the deputies had attempted to stop on traffic on Lacy, but he led them on a car prosecution that lasted miles. Lacy then crushed his vehicle in the spring, according to the authorities.
The LSU wide recipient, Kyren Lacy, # 2, tries to pull a pass in the goal area while he is covered by the defensive back of the UCLA, Jaylin Davies, # 6, in the second half of a university football match of the NCAA in Red Baton, in Louisiana, on Saturday September 21, 2024. (AP photo / Gerald Herbert, file)
The deputies who answered withdrew Lacy from the vehicle to take it into police custody, but it was found with a “self-inflicted ball injury” and was declared dead on the scene, said the sheriff.
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“The homicide detectives from the Harris County Sheriff’s Bureau and the crime stage units conducted an investigation into the incident,” said a statement via Fox 26 Houston. “The preliminary information indicates that Lacy was shot by the pursuit and before the vehicle collision. A handgun was recovered inside the vehicle. An examination of the body camera of the PCT units. And in the video mounted on the dashboard by car did not indicate any fire after the end of the prosecution.
“Once the Homicides of the Harris Sheriff’s Homicides in the Sheriff’s Office, it will be sent to the Division of Civil Rights of the Harris County Prosecutor, as a standard for any death that takes place during an attempted arrest.”
Lacy was 24 years old.
The wide receiver, which graduated in December and could have been a selection in the next NFL draft, was the subject of an investigation in Louisiana as part of an accident in December which killed 78 years, officials announced in January.
He was accused of having driven recklessly – accelerate and go to a non -passing area – when the motorist has swerved to avoid Lacy and crashed into another vehicle.
The LSU wide receiver, Kyren Lacy, # 2, takes care of the first half of an NCAA football match on Saturday September 30, 2023 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo / vasha hunt, file)
He fled the place of the accident without calling for help, said the state of Louisiana. An arrest warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligence, an offense of offense and an imprudent operation of a vehicle.
A large jury would have been ready to hear evidence in the case on Monday.
