Overview
- Officials say a DPS attempt to stop a vehicle late Wednesday led to a pursuit, the car was later found crashed and abandoned, and Marshawn Kneeland was located dead nearby from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Frisco police say they are investigating the case as a possible suicide, with the Collin County Medical Examiner responsible for the formal cause and manner of death.
- Authorities detailed that the driver initially refused to stop on the Dallas North Tollway and the vehicle was later located on Dallas Parkway after the crash.
- The Cowboys, the NFL and Kneeland’s agent, Jonathan Perzley, issued statements expressing sorrow and support for his loved ones, with the league offering counseling resources to the team.
- Kneeland was in his second NFL season after being drafted in the 2024 second round out of Western Michigan and had scored his first professional touchdown on Monday Night Football earlier in the week.