India, Nov. 6 -- Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday night.

The Frisco Police Department released a statement saying deputies "responded to assist the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) with locating a vehicle that had evaded troopers during a pursuit that entered the city of Frisco. After losing visual of the vehicle, troopers located it minutes later, crashed on southbound Dallas Parkway near Warren Parkway."

Kneeland, who hailed from Plano, TX, fled the scene on foot, following which a search was initiated with the assistance of the FPD K-9 and Drone units.

"During the course of the search, officers received information t...