Bengals WR Chris Henry Dead

[ameriken]

Bengals WR Chris Henry has died

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By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died, one day after suffering serious injuries upon falling out of the back of a pickup truck in what authorities describe as a domestic dispute with his fiancee. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Henry died at 6:36 a.m. Thursday. Henry was 26. Henry was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after being found on a residential road "apparently suffering life-threatening injuries," according to police. Police said a dispute began at a home about a half-mile away, and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup truck as his fiancee was driving away from the residence. Police said at some point when she was driving, Henry "came out of the back of the vehicle." They wouldn't identify the woman, and no charges were immediately filed. Police spokeswoman Rosalyn Harrington said homicide detectives have been assigned to the case but had no further information. Full Story: http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story...0d36GeO2w.cspx

[Hotel4341]

For someone to lose their life so young, whether or not they serve, is a sad thing. I hope that if someone was indeed responsible (which is what it looks like), that she be held responsible.

[jetdawgg]

Guy had a lot of talent and speed. What a tragedy

[FistFu68]

He was a Helluva Ball player just as He was seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel of a troubled Life He was like a Candle in the Wind Gone but not forgotten Take good care of Him God He had a good Heart.Sometimes the good Die Young Yes they Do.Rest In Peace Number 15

[Rocky C]

He was a Helluva Ball player just as He was seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel of a troubled Life He was like a Candle in the Wind Gone but not forgotten Take good care of Him God He had a good Heart.Sometimes the good Die Young Yes they Do.Rest In Peace Number 15

Well said Jack.
What a Tragedy.
Rest in Peace Chris.

[polizei]

Lol, dumbass deserved it.

[polizei]

BTW, I feel sorry for the people he was close to and his family, but I think this guys dumb to jump into a truck while it was taking off...

[FistFu68]

If He was Your son You'd be singing a Different Song You Ignorant Fuc

[Lisa 23]

Lol, dumbass deserved it.

That's a harsh thing to say for someone you don't even know. And just why do you think he deserved to die?

[usmcmsf]

That's a pretty ignorant statement boot. You don't know what the situation was and why he jumped in or any of the facts. Only one who does is his fiancee who was driving.

Sad day, especially being a Bengals fan. Heard they are dedicating rest of year to him and their coaches wife who passed away.

[0231Marine]

Lol, dumbass deserved it.

There's always one!

[MotherGoose]

That's sad. I read the article yesterday when it just said he was in the hospital fighting for his life. The article is vague, as it says he was found lying in the street... like whoever was driving the truck just left him there!!

People do stupid things when they are in the middle of a domestic dispute, was it dumb for him to jump on the truck, yes, but he must have been out of his mind crazy with anger... I feel bad for his kids.

[ameriken]

He was a good kid who had his troubles and was just starting to turn things around. Very sad loss, regardless of how it happened.

[Lisa 23]

Witness: Chris Henry threatened fiancee that he would killl himself
By Carrie Whitaker, The Cincinnati Enquirer



CHARLOTTE — In the last conscious moments of Chris Henry's life, the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver begged the woman who has been credited for helping turn his life around to stop so they could talk or he would kill himself, a witness said.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police verified that a domestic dispute jump-started the turn of events that led to fatal injuries Henry sustained after falling from a moving pickup Wednesday. Henry, who had a troubled past, was on medical leave visiting with his fiancée Loleini Tonga's family when the fight began Wednesday afternoon.

They were to be wed in March.

Tonga's neighbor, Lee Hardy, was perched on a 15-foot ladder cutting back some trees when he saw the yellow pickup "zooming" up the Tongas' gravel driveway just a few yards away.

Hardy said a shirtless black man clung to the top and side of the truck while standing in the bed, begging her to stop the vehicle.

"He was banging on the top, on the doors, screaming at the lady, 'We need to talk,'" Hardy said. "He said, 'If you take off, I'm going to jump off the truck and kill myself.'"

Hardy said she stopped, hesitating at the end of the driveway, and took off.

Soon afterward, emergency dispatchers got at least two calls to 911.
One came from a woman driving behind the truck.

"I'm driving behind a yellow F-150, there's a black man on it with no shirt, he's got his arm in a cast," the woman said. "He's beating on the truck … I don't know if he's trying to break in it or something crazy."

Then this call: "I need an ambulance now," a man said when he called dispatch. "There's a man laying in the road … he looks dead, there's no movement."

The caller went on to tell dispatchers that a crowd of people were standing around Henry. Someone was taking his pulse.

The spot where Henry hit the pavement was just a half-mile from the Tonga family home. According to police, Tonga stopped immediately and rushed to his side.

"She pulled the vehicle over to get out and help," said Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Rosalyn Harrington.

No charges were filed Thursday by police in connection with the incident.

"Even though this is a high-profile case, we are treating it like any other case in Charlotte," Harrington said.

About 6:30 a.m. Thursday, after hours of hoping and praying by family, friends and fans for a miraculous recovery, Henry died at Carolinas Medical Center south of downtown Charlotte.

He left behind three children. He and Tonga had two children together, Chris Jr., 2, and DeMarcus, 1.

Few details of the police investigation have been released. As reporters flocked to Charlotte, neighbors of the Tonga family watched the circus unfold outside their front doors.

Hardy said the Tongas have been great neighbors, occupying three properties that surround his. The Tongas' son often mows his grass without being asked, he said.

He and other neighbors mention that the family has held large luaus at their home, which they attended – with roasting pigs and hula dancing.
"They came and got my girls for trick-or-treat and a big Easter egg hunt," said Jamie Dunn, who is friends with Loleini Tonga's sister and lives across the street.

"They are just a really friendly family," Dunn said.

Neither the Tongas nor the Henrys have released statements to The Enquirer since Henry died. Henry's agent, David Lee, said they are devastated by his death.

The injuries he sustained are a mystery at this point. Hospital officials would not even say Henry had been treated there Wednesday.

According to an investigator with the local medical examiner in Charlotte, Henry's body had not been received by their office or the morgue at by mid-day Thursday. She was not sure if it would arrive Thursday night.
Once the body is received preliminary details like cause of death may be available as soon as Friday, she said.

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