The teenage son of a former Miami Dolphins linebacker has been charged with killing his father and mother at their Houston home.
The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile and being questioned by investigators in connection with the deaths of Antonio and Dawn Armstrong, NBC affiliate KPRC reported .
Two of the couple's other children were in the house when the shootings happened around 2 a.m. local time Friday and neither was hurt, the station reported.
A stunned investigator who called the Armstrongs an "all-American family" said they have not yet determined a motive.
"This was an outstanding family," Houston police homicide investigator Jimmy Dodson told KPRC.
"He was an associate pastor in the area church. He's a great guy. The mother was apparently a great mother, according to family members."
Dawn Armstrong died at the scene, police said. Her husband was pronounced dead later at Memorial Hermann Hospital from a gunshot wound to the head.
Before turning pro, Armstrong was a college football star at Texas A&M, where he played for the Aggies from 1991 to 1994 and a cornerstone of the school's famed "Wrecking Crew" defense.
He was named first-team Associated Press All-America linebacker in 1994 and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
No comments:
Post a Comment