Pullman police found Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski dead in his apartment Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. according to a police department news release.
Police said after Hilinski did not attend Tuesday’s practice, officers went to his residence at Aspen Village Apartments for a checkup.
Officers said inside, they found Hilinski dead with a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head. No suicide note was found in the apartment, but police did recover a rifle next to the body.
The 21-year-old quarterback was listed as a redshirt sophomore for the Cougars.
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