Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau’s death has been ruled a suicide by the San Diego County medical examiner’s office, TMZ is reporting. The NFL star died of a self-inflected gunshot wound to the chest, the medical examiner is stating. However, Seau’s family doesn’t believe that he shot himself in order to preserve his brain, contrary to previous reports. A Boston University research center has reportedly already requested to look at his brain to see if there’s a link between his suicide and concussion-related injuries he sustained during his football career. Seau’s body was found in his Oceanside, California home on Wednesday morning. Oceanside Police Chief Frank McCoy spoke outside of [ Read More ]...
- 5/4/2012
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
4:09 Pm Pdt -- Law enforcement tells us ... investigators discovered a revolver at the scene. It's unclear who the gun belongs to. 1:52 Pm Pdt -- The Oceanside Pd tells us ... Seau's girlfriend was at the home this morning and saw Seau alive ... before she left to the gym at 7:45 Am. We're told when she returned ... she claims she discovered Seau bleeding from his chest and immediately called 911. NFL legend Junior Seau was found dead at his Oceanside,...
- 5/2/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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