NY services set for NFL player in murder-suicide
Posted: 12/11/2012
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By: Associated Press
DIX HILLS, N.Y. - A New York church is holding services for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher.
The services will be held Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Upper Room Christian World Center in Dix Hills.
Police say the West Babylon, N.Y., native fatally shot himself Dec. 1. The suicide came after he killed his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins, the mother of their 3-month-old daughter, Zoey.
Belcher's mother, Cheryl Shepherd, declined to speak with a reporter when contacted by telephone on Tuesday.
Police and a woman answering the phone at the church confirmed the plans but had no further details.
Chiefs' players and coaches attended a service for Belcher last week in Kansas City.
Two funerals were held for Perkins in Texas.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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