Police: Bengals WR Chris Henry dies one day after falling out of pickup in domestic dispute

Police: Bengals’ Henry dies day after dispute

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died, one day after suffering serious injuries upon falling out of the back of a pickup truck in what authorities describe as a domestic dispute with his fiancee.

Police say Henry died at 6:36 a.m. Thursday. Henry was 26.

Away from the team because of a broken forearm, Henry was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after being found on a residential road. Police say a dispute began at a home about a half-mile away, and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup truck as his fiancee was driving away from the residence.

Police said at some point when she was driving, Henry “came out of the back of the vehicle.”

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals say receiver Chris Henry has suffered “grave injuries” and his family is with him at the hospital, a day after he was hurt in what police describe as a domestic dispute with his fiancee.

Bengals president Mike Brown released a statement Thursday saying they are “stunned to have learned this news.” The team’s director of security is scheduled to arrive in North Carolina to offer assistance to the family.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a dispute began at a home Wednesday and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup truck as his fiancee was driving away from the residence.

Police say at some point as the woman drove, Henry “came out of the back of the vehicle.” He was found on the road about a half-mile from where police say the dispute began.