The LSU receiver was under consideration by NFL teams in the upcoming draft, but he was facing possible charges after being involved in a deadly crash.

HOUSTON — Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in December, died at age 24, a university athletics spokesman said Sunday. He died in the Houston area after suffering what officials said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound late Saturday night.

The sheriff's office in Harrison County, Texas, says former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a vehicle pursuit.