Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski died Tuesday afternoon of an apparent suicide, the Pullman Police Department confirmed in a news release Tuesday night.
According to the Pullman Police release, police were asked to check on Hilinski at his apartment in Pullman around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday after the quarterback did not show up for practice earlier in the day.
Upon their arrival, officers were reported to have found Hilinski dead in his apartment with an “apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.”
Per the Pullman Police release, a rifle was recovered next to Hilinski and a suicide note was found.