Faculty Soccer Participant Todric McGee Useless at 21 from ‘Unintentional Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound’

A university soccer participant in Missouri has died after struggling a gunshot wound that authorities stated could have been “unintended” and “self-inflicted.” He was 21.

Todric McGee, a security for the Missouri State Bears, died on Saturday, April 19, after he was hospitalized yesterday for accidents he sustained at “his native residence,” Missouri State College (MSU) Athletics Communications stated in a information launch.

Police informed The Springfield Information-Chief that, in response to a wellness verify name, officers positioned McGee within the morning of Friday, April 18, with a “attainable unintended self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

The Wichita, Kan., native was then transported to a hospital, the place he succumbed to his accidents on April 19. The investigation into his dying is ongoing, per MSU athletics.

The Springfield Police didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for touch upon April 19.

McGee was getting into his fifth season with the Missouri State soccer program. He was the beginning security for the Bears in each 2024 and 2023, and he earned all-conference honors for the latter, per MSU.

The athlete’s 2024 season ended after he suffered an damage through the fifth recreation of the season, The Springfield Information-Chief reported.

On April 16 — simply two days earlier than struggling the deadly gunshot wound — McGee reposted MSU soccer movies on his X account, which was stuffed with inspirational posts and Bears-related content material.

“Our soccer household is in shock and in mourning on the lack of Todric,” Ryan Beard, the Bears’ head soccer coach, stated in an announcement following McGee’s sudden dying.

“We ask everybody to please respect the privateness of his household and our MoState soccer crew presently as we start the therapeutic course of,” Beard continued. “Be a part of us in praying for Todric and the individuals who beloved him.”

Patrick Ransdell, director of athletics at MSU, additionally shared an announcement. “On behalf of the college and our complete division, we wish to specific our condolences to Todric’s household, mates and teammates,” he stated. 

“This tragedy has shaken our soccer program to the core,” Ransdell continued, “and we wish them to know we’re right here to assist them in each manner attainable at this extraordinarily tough time.”

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McGee’s alma mater, Wichita Northwest Excessive Faculty, additionally honored him following his dying.

The varsity’s soccer crew wrote on X on April 19, “I’m heartbroken to must share this however Todric McGee handed away final evening! Please hold his mom Stephanie and sister Tahlia in your ideas and prayers in addition to the various household and mates he had.”

“He was an incredible younger man with a coronary heart of gold!” the put up to the all-conference security continued. “RIP Todric!”