Former Dolphins Linebacker Antonio Armstrong and Wife Shot by Teenage Son

4th of July the Armstrong family, Antonio(father 2R)Wive Dawn 2L  
(Facebook photo).

Pastor Antonio Armstrong (former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins linebacker) and his wife, Dawn, were fatally shot inside their Houston home. Their 16-year-old son was charged with double homicide, but his motive remains unknown.

Dawn Armstrong, 42, died at the scene, and Antonio Armstrong, also 42, was pronounced dead at Memorial Hermann Hospital hours later with a gunshot wound to the head Friday, according to Fox8.

Houston police have not been able to determine a motive for the murder, but they found a note lying next to a gun, which read, "I've been watching you."

It was the son, one of the three children of the Armstrongs, who called 911. The teen, who has not been named, will be tried as a juvenile. The two other children were also in the house when the shooting took place, according to reports.

Antonio Armstrong was associate pastor at Spirit and Life Kingdom Center in southwest Houston, which is led by his mother, Pastor Kay Shorter. Antonio and Dawn were also involved in the church's marriage ministry, according to the church's website.

"We are committed to teaching the Word of God with simplicity and understanding," the website says. "Our vision is for people from all walks of life to understand and receive God's love, forgiveness, grace, mercy and power for them through Jesus Christ."

"They're the family that everyone wanted to be like... her and Antonio together, they are what they call a power couple," Dawn's cousin, Vaun Lee Armstrong said, according to Bet.com. "There was nothing left out. There was no neglect or anything. There was nothing that even could possibly have justified this situation."

"This was an outstanding family," Houston Police Department homicide investigator Jimmy Dodson told KPRC2. "The male of the family was an absolute hard-working breadwinner. 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. Like I said, it was kind of the all-American family."

Former A&M head coach R.C. Slocum remembered Antonio in a statement. "Antonio was a special young man. 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," Slocum said.

The couple also ran First Class Training, a gym in Bellaire. Antonio advocated health and fitness, and was a motivational speaker, posting videos on YouTube, according to ABC7.

His YouTube channel was titled "Strong Talk," whose introduction video said, "Through the healing process, you are strengthened. Life is about being happy and I hope that through these talks, you can take your own personal pains – your own personal disappointments – and find strength in it so you can be the best you that you can be."

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This is another tragedy by a gun kept in the home and use in anger. It would be very easy for this youngster who is the alleged killer of his parents to get hold of a gun since there are photos of one of his friends and unidentified girl holding shot guns. I guess they were into target practice and 16 was not too young even though I have no knowledge that his target practice or not was with his parents permission or not.
This young man was very popular and into music and trying to get going in that field. By looking at His FB page the youngster was very popular with many friends. A close friend Matthew(the one with the gun)  had a very political page   and posted awful things about Hillary using worse language than the Donald. The note found by the body indicates to me a difference of opinions about something that either his son or his parents were doing.  What ever was going on he saw the pastor and his mom in collusion against him.
One has to question our moral values in this society that a son, any son would permanently dispatched his parents so quickly and purposely and one wonders what could be so great a son would not run away from or just wait a couple more years to be an adult and out of his parents legal arms.
Adam Gonzalez