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Ex-Texas A&M linebacker, wife killed at their home

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 12:04 a.m. ET

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HOUSTON (AP) A former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins linebacker and his wife were fatally shot at their home in Houston, and a 16-year-old boy has been charged as a juvenile with murder in the slayings.

Texas A&M University identified the victims in a statement as Antonio and Dawn Armstrong. Police say officers discovered the wounded couple about 2 a.m. Friday. Dawn Armstrong died at the scene, and Antonio Armstrong was pronounced dead at Memorial Hermann Hospital hours later with a gunshot wound to the head.

The suspect's identity is being withheld because of his age.

Texas A&M issued a statement Friday saying Antonio Armstrong was a letterman who played for the Aggies from 1991 to 1994.