I found 3 sources online that corroborate the idea that he was murdered in a mutiny by his crew.
https://www.biography.com/explorer/rene-robert-cavelier-sieur-de-la-salle
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rene-Robert-Cavelier-sieur-de-La-Salle
https://www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/the-explorers/rene-robert-cavelier-de-la-salle-1670-1687/