#47 Tyler Edwards

Tyler Edwards

(Courtesy of LSU Sports)

Tyler Edwards was found dead in a car on Desiard Street in Monroe on Saturday night, city police confirmed Sunday to KNOE 8 News on Sunday.

Police responded to a call in the 3600 block of Desiard Street at around 9:30 p.m., they told the Monroe-based television station, where the former Ouachita High School and LSU football player had suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police told the Monroe-based television station.

His body was sent to Little Rock, Ark., as part of an ongoing investigation, according to the report.

Edwards, 26, graduated in 2008 from Ouachita, where he caught 42 passes for 573 yards as an upperclassman and become one of the nation's most highly touted tight ends in his class.

He followed the footsteps of older brother Eric Edwards, a member of LSU's 2003 national championship, to Baton Rouge for college, where he redshirted in 2008 before playing 39 games in three seasons for the Tigers.

The 3600 block of Desiard Street is located on the edge of ULM's campus, about seven miles from Ouachita High School.

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Jerit Roser can be reached at Jroser@nola.com or 504.826.3405.