{"id":39362,"date":"2025-11-07T08:29:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T08:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/39362\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T08:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T08:29:21","slug":"police-dispatch-audio-reveals-details-of-what-happened-before-marshawn-kneelands-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/39362\/","title":{"rendered":"Police dispatch audio reveals details of what happened before Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police dispatch audio obtained Thursday revealed details about what happened before Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland\u2018s death<\/a> following a police chase in Frisco.<\/p>\n

Kneeland<\/a>, 24, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday morning, authorities said.<\/p>\n

In an audio recording obtained by The Dallas Morning News on Thursday, police said they were talking with his girlfriend at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n

His girlfriend, who was not identified by police, told police Kneeland was armed, had a history of mental illness, and that \u201che will end it all,\u201d according to the recording.<\/p>\n

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Police said she was trying to contact his agent<\/a> as they were trying to get her to contact Kneeland, according to the recording.<\/p>\n

At about 11:45 p.m., police advised each other to search for Kneeland in pairs and to \u201cbe careful\u201d because he was armed.<\/p>\n

Around 11:55 p.m., police said they were on the phone with the NFL, which mentioned that Kneeland had already texted his family goodbye, according to the recording.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else we know <\/p>\n

At about 10:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on the northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway near Keller Springs Blvd, Frisco police said.<\/p>\n

The driver refused to stop, resulting in a pursuit where troopers lost sight of the vehicle, which was later located abandoned near the southbound lanes of Dallas Parkway near Warren Parkway, police said.<\/p>\n

Initial reports showed that Kneeland fled the scene on foot, police said. Though the details are unclear, police suspect Kneeland returned to his vehicle for the gun before leaving again, according to the dispatch audio.<\/p>\n

Officers established a perimeter and searched the area with the assistance of K-9 and drone units.<\/p>\n

DPS troopers, along with Frisco police, found the driver, Kneeland<\/a>, dead at about 1:31 a.m. Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.<\/p>\n

No further details about the incident were immediately available.<\/p>\n

Mental Health ResourcesThe Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line: Grant Halliburton Foundation initiative connects North Texans with mental health resources customized to each caller.\u00a0972-525-8181<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0HereForTexas.com<\/a>.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 24-hour crisis hotline at\u00a0800-273-8255<\/a>. Confidential online chat is available at\u00a0suicidepreventionlifeline.org<\/a>.Crisis Text Line: To get 24-hour support, text \u201cHOME\u201d to 741741. More information at\u00a0crisistextline.org<\/a>.North Texas Behavioral Health Authority: 24-hour crisis hotline.\u00a0866-260-8000<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0ntbha.org<\/a>.Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas: Speak to a trained counselor on the 24-hour hotline at\u00a0214-828-1000<\/a>,\u00a0800-273-8255<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0sccenter.org<\/a>.\"Dallas<\/a>Here\u2019s what we know about Dallas Cowboys\u2019 Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s death<\/a><\/p>\n

The young player died from a \u201cself-inflicted gunshot wound,\u201d according to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/a>\u2018I hurt for Marshawn\u2019: Dak Prescott, other Dallas Cowboys react to teammate\u2019s death<\/a><\/p>\n

Emmitt Smith and Dez Bryant joined Micah Parsons, Solomon Thomas and others in mourning Marshawn Kneeland.<\/p>\n

\"during<\/a>Watch: Dallas Stars, Denver Broncos among teams to hold moment of silence for Marshawn Kneeland<\/a><\/p>\n

The fallout from the shocking death of the Cowboys lineman continues to be felt across the sports world.<\/p>\n

\"Bobbie<\/a>NFL, NFLPA to boost mental health resources in wake of Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s death<\/a><\/p>\n

An NFL spokesman said the league is providing additional access to resources for the Cowboys and other players and personnel who knew Kneeland.<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/a>Those who knew Cowboys\u2019 Marshawn Kneeland remember hard worker, infectious smile<\/a><\/p>\n

Former coaches and associates, stunned by the news of the Cowboys DL\u2019s death, spoke about their time with the 24-year-old Kneeland. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police dispatch audio obtained Thursday revealed details about what happened before Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland\u2018s death…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[960,294,102,113,324,104,103,23790,80,19078,160],"class_list":["post-39362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-collin-county","tag-crime","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dallas-fortworth","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-marshawn-kneeland","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-dallas-cowboys","tag-plano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}