High School Football Star Dies During Traffic Stop

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A George County High School football star died early Monday after being pulled over by authorities, a coach said.

Assistant coach Darwin Nelson said he was called to help identify the body of the teenager, who was a star running back at the school. Nelson said the wound appeared to be self-inflicted.

An official with the George County Sheriff's Department said a statement was being prepared.

Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Charlie Cook said the sheriff asked the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to look into the death.

Nelson said the youth apparently took his on life after the deputy who pulled him over walked back to the patrol car to run a license check.