Former Michigan Wolverines volleyball standout Molly Lillard, the daughter of former Wisconsin and New York Jets wide receiver Al Toon, reportedly was shot to death in what police are describing as an apparent murder-suicide Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Arizona Republic reported Lillard was found with gunshot wounds in front of a house around 5 p.m. local time and transported to a hospital but succumbed to her injuries. Her husband, Royce Lillard III, was suspected of the shooting and barricaded himself in his home before being found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. SWAT teams tried to establish contact with Royce Lillard before entering the home around 11 p.m.
Molly Lillard, daughter of NFL great Al Toon, killed by husband
“Molly was such a good person, such a light in this world, a friend said.
Molly Lillard, the daughter of former NFL player
Al Toon, was killed in what police suspect to be a murder-suicide by her husband on Sunday in their Arizona home.
According to
AZ Central, she was found suffering from gunshot wounds in front of a house. She was transported to the hospital where she died from her injuries. Her husband,
Royce Dale Lillard III, was barricaded inside of the residence. Police were unable to communicate with the 36-year-old and the SWAT team entered the home. Lillard was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.