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BY Etsey Atisu, 6:00pm August 07, 2019,

6 Black celebrities who tragically took their own lives

by Etsey Atisu, 6:00pm August 07, 2019,
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Jovan Belcher | Yahoo News

Jovan Belcher

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his 22-year-old girlfriend and killed himself in 2012.

Belcher, 25, killed Kasandra Perkins in the couple’s home while his mother was caring for his baby daughter in a nearby room. He then sped from the residence to the Chiefs’ training facility, where he shot himself in the head in front of then-general manager Scott Pioli and then-coach Romeo Crennel.

An autopsy found signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative brain disease found in athletes and others with a history of repetitive brain injuries.

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Jovan, Kassandra and their daughter | Hollywood Life

Last Edited by:Francis Akhalbey Updated: August 8, 2019

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