In their own words, here are but a few stories from those whose lives were affected.
KANSAS CITY,Nike Air Max Shop Australia, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid remembers hearing the news as it filtered out of Kansas City on a cold December morning. It was just bits and pieces at first, nobody able to separate fact from fiction. All he knew for sure was there'd been a shooting death at Arrowhead Stadium.
"Talk about a gut-wrenching experience, that's what that is,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping," Reid said this week. "My heart went out to them. I understood what they were going through. As it was then, as it is today, my thoughts and prayers are with their families. But life moves on. That's the reality of it."
Reid was the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles one year ago this weekend, and his thoughts had drifted to his oldest son, Garrett, who had died of a drug overdose that August. He could relate to the pain that was being felt by so many people whose lives had been affected by a seemingly random act a violence that was almost too disturbing to comprehend.
It only came to light later that it had been a murder-suicide involving Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who shot to death the mother of his infant child before turning the gun on himself.
As the Chiefs prepare to play the Denver Broncos on Sunday,Jordan Outlet Australia, on the one-year anniversary of one of the darkest days in franchise history, that nightmare has been replaced by something akin to a dream. Kansas City is off to a 9-2 start,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, barreling toward the playoffs, and Reid and new general manager John Dorsey have brought hope to a team — and a city — that had none a year ago.
Why would someone who seemed to have everything — money, status, a beautiful baby daughter — shoot his girlfriend nine times? Why would he drive his blood-stained Bentley to the Chiefs' practice facility, thank then-coach Romeo Crennel and GM Scott Pioli for all they had done for him, and then put the gun to his head and pull the trigger?
Still,Jerseys NFL Cheap, the wounds remain for so many people close to Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. Like Reid,Arsenal Fc New Kit 18/19, they can't help but remember where they were when they heard the news, nor can they can keep from asking the same questions they asked that day. |