[native texan]

KTRK-TV in Houston reports that the couple's 16-year-old son, who called 911, has been charged in connection with the shootings, while a story posted on the Houston Chronicle's website states a teen has been charged but it is not known if the boy is a relative. Police were called to the home in the 5300 block of Palmetto Street in Bellaire at about 1:30 a.m. to follow up on reports of gunfire, according to authorities. Jimmy Dodson, a homicide investigator with the Houston Police Department, told the Chronicle that once officers arrived they found Antonio and Dawn Armstrong wounded, but the woman died at the scene. The teen will be placed in juvenile custody, Dodson said. Antonio Armstrong was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston where he died hours later, according to reports. By Friday evening, police had not yet released details about the shooting. Armstrong played for A&M from 1991-94 and was a first-team All-American for the Aggies as a senior. He was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award in 1994, given to the nation's top college linebacker each year. Armstrong never lost a game at Kyle Field during his time at A&M, adding to the Aggies' 26-game winning streak, which was the national active high mark at the time. He finished his career at A&M with 154 total tackles, including 17 sacks and 31 tackles for loss. "Antonio was a special young man," former Texas A&M head coach R.C. Slocum said in a statement issued by the university. "He was an All-American and an outstanding player, but he was an even better person. He was such a positive influence on his teammates. He always had a great big smile and was a joy to coach." The San Francisco 49ers drafted Armstrong in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft, but he would play four games in 1995 with the Miami Dolphins. His career ended early due to injury, according to his bio on the website of 1st Class Training, the workout facility he owned. Armstrong worked as a motivational speaker, according to his Linked In profile. He has another son and a daughter, according to his 1st Class Training biography. It wasn't immediately known whether the other children were home at the time of the shooting. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Antonio Armstrong and his family, his old teammates and the entire Aggie family," current Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said in a statement issued by the university. "Our strength coach Larry Jackson was a teammate of Antonio's and thought the world of him. This is a terrible tragedy and our hearts are broken." Rusty Burson befriended Armstrong while covering Texas A&M for Aggie Illustrated Magazine and their friendship continued through Burson's time working with the 12th Man Foundation. The two stayed in contact over recent years as well, Burson said. "He was such a committed, devout Christian husband and father," Burson said. In a book he co-wrote called What It Means to Be an Aggie in 2010, Burson interviewed Armstrong for a chapter in which the former A&M linebacker told the story of his childhood -- born to a 15-year-old mother and a 16-year-old father. Armstrong said in the book he never really knew his father and that drove him to make his duties as a father the primary purpose of his life. "I can't emphasize enough how much I admired him and loved him for his walk," Burson said. "He was the real deal. There was nothing fake about him. He's just a constant role model. He was the All-American football player and the All-American dad and I love him like a brother."

[txrefugee]

It could be a case of parents trying to discipline a wayward child. It happens too often in these evil days.

[Vaquero]

Not for Armstrong and his wife. But for the teenagers involved

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q1vXZKr2cAQ

[Jim W N]

Another sad example and result of the prevailing dysfunction in black families and black culture which desperately needs to be addressed, instead of coddled by the likes of the Left and our Enemy in Chief.

[Navy Patriot]

Important info with photos on the Armstrong family:

Antonio & Dawn Armstrong’s Family

Son was an "Aspiring Rapper".

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Paragraphs, my FRiend...paragraphs.

[BunnySlippers]

One paragraph.

[Cen-Tejas]

...........what a shame, young blacks need role models like this.

Too early to tell what happened but my SUSPICION adding it all up (Houston, Bellaire, high income family) is that the kid was drug induced to do what he did. No “normal” person comes home and blows mom and dad away.

I have a wealthy friend who’s son threatened the same thing. Thankfully he never acted on it. It was meth in his case, and alcohol, and marijuana. He was white so this is a tragedy that can strike any race.

I personally cannot remember when a black son came home and blew his mom and dad away. I can remember when those two white twins blew their mom and dad away.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Nothing good happens in Houston .... regardless of the time of day!!!!!

[B4Ranch]

The San Francisco 49ers drafted Armstrong in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft, but he would play four games in 1995 with the Miami Dolphins. His career ended early due to injury, according to his bio on the website of 1st Class Training, the workout facility he owned.

Armstrong worked as a motivational speaker, according to his Linked In profile. He has another son and a daughter, according to his 1st Class Training biography. It wasn't immediately known whether the other children were home at the time of the shooting.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Antonio Armstrong and his family, his old teammates and the entire Aggie family," current Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said in a statement issued by the university. "Our strength coach Larry Jackson was a teammate of Antonio's and thought the world of him. This is a terrible tragedy and our hearts are broken."

Rusty Burson befriended Armstrong while covering Texas A&M for Aggie Illustrated Magazine and their friendship continued through Burson's time working with the 12th Man Foundation. The two stayed in contact over recent years as well, Burson said.

"He was such a committed, devout Christian husband and father," Burson said.

In a book he co-wrote called What It Means to Be an Aggie in 2010, Burson interviewed Armstrong for a chapter in which the former A&M linebacker told the story of his childhood -- born to a 15-year-old mother and a 16-year-old father. Armstrong said in the book he never really knew his father and that drove him to make his duties as a father the primary purpose of his life.

"I can't emphasize enough how much I admired him and loved him for his walk," Burson said. "He was the real deal. There was nothing fake about him. He's just a constant role model. He was the All-American football player and the All-American dad and I love him like a brother."