Molly Lillard, the daughter of the great New York Jets Al Toon, was shot dead in her Arizona home on Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide, a report said.
Police believe Lillard’s husband, 36-year-old Royce Lillard III, shot her before pointing the gun at himself in their Scottsdale home.
The couple’s 8-month-old child was there at the time and was not injured, police said.
Royce Lillard is suspected of murdering his wife sometime before 5pm. When the police showed up at their home, he barricaded himself inside.
A SWAT team entered the house at approximately 10:45 PM and found him dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.
The couple’s baby is cared for by the family.
Molly Lillard was a standout volleyball player both in her Wisconsin high school and later at the University of Michigan, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Her father, Toon, set football records at the University of Wisconsin before being called up by the Jets.
The wide receiver made it to the Pro Bowl three times in eight years.
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