Kyren Lacy, a skilled football wide receiver who played for Louisiana State University, has died. A family member and an LSU official confirmed the news on April 13, 2025, according to multiple outlets. Lacy was reportedly found dead on April 12 in Houston, Texas, one day before a grand jury was scheduled to review evidence related to Lacy’s previous hit-and-run arrest. Below, learn what happened to Lacy as updates emerge about his case.
Lacy was an LSU football wide receiver, who was declaring for the 2025 NFL draft. He played three seasons for LSU and had his best season in 2024.
Lacy was 24 years old when he died, according to ESPN.
While a family member and an LSU spokesperson reportedly confirmed the news of his death, Lacy’s cause of death was not publicly disclosed. However, WAFB reported that Lacy is suspected to have died by suicide.
Earlier this year, Lacy ran into legal trouble. According to ESPN, he was accused of being involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 78-year-old man on December 17, 2024. Lacy turned himself into the authorities on January 12, 2025, was in jail for a brief time, then was released on a $151,000 bail.
A Louisiana State Police press release indicated that Lacy was allegedly driving a 2023 Dodge Charger vehicle on Highway 20 and “recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed by crossing the centerline and entering the northbound lane while in a designated no-passing zone.”
