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The former LSU Tiger’s wide receiver Kyren Lacy was found dead with a “self -inflicted gunshot wound” after a police hunt in Texas on Saturday night, authorities said.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a call about a man, identified as Lacy, who argued with a family member when he shot a gun in the ground, according to Fox 26 Houston. Officials learned Lacy had fled the stage and launched a search for him.

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Officials said deputies were trying to get a traffic stop on Lacy, but he led them on a car chase that went for miles. Lacy then crashed its vehicle in the spring, according to authorities.

Responsive deputies removed Lacy from the vehicle to take him in custody, but he was found with a “self -inflicted gunshot wound” and was declared dead on stage, the sheriff’s office says.

“Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene units conducted an investigation into the incident,” reads a statement via Fox 26 Houston. “Preliminary information indicates that Lacy shot itself during the pursuit and before the vehicle crashed. A handgun was recovered from the interior of the vehicle. A review of PCT 4 units Body camera and in a car -mounted video did not indicate that shots were shot after the pursuit ended.

“When Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide -Investigation is completed, it will be forwarded to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division for Review, as is the standard of any death that takes place during an attempted arrest.”

Kyren Lacy (Scott -Clause/USA Today Network)

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Lacy was 24. Athletes from all over the sports world responded to his death.

“We are sorry to learn about the tragic departure of the former LSU football student-athlete Kyren Lacy,” LSU said in a statement to Pakinomist Digital. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones as well as his former teammates and coaches who are influenced by his passing away.”

The broad recipient, who trained in December and may have been a committee in the upcoming NFL draft, was under investigation in Louisiana in connection with a crash in December leaving a 78-year-old man dead, said officials in January.

He was accused of driving careless-fast and passing in a zone without passage-when the driver turned to avoid lacy and crashed into another vehicle.

He fled from the stage with the crash without calling assistance, said Louisiana State Police. An arrest warrant was obtained for lacy for negligent murder, crime that hit-and-run and ruthless operation of a vehicle.

A magnificent jury was allegedly set to hear evidence in the case on Monday.

Kyren Lacy (Stephen Lew-IMAGN images)

Lacy transferred to LSU in 2022. He had his best season in 2024 when he had 58 catches in 866 yards and nine touchdowns.