At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Texas State University football player who was falsely injured during a drug deal this week, officials said Wednesday.
A Fox 4 report from Dallas-Fort Worth said police involved in the shooting of Houston native and 20-year-old Khambrail Winter said brokers were running for two additional suspects.
“Our Texas State University football team is deeply saddened by the death of a member of our team and a friend,” head coach Jack Spavital said in a statement.
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This updated image, provided by Texas State University, shows NCAA college college footballer Khambrail Winter. On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, a fatal shot was fired over the winter, and two men have been arrested in connection with the murder. (Via Texas State University, AP)
“I got to share the news with the players early this morning. During this difficult time, we will stand together as a team and support each other. Our thoughts and sympathies are with Khambharil’s family and loved ones,” he added.
Police officers responded to a gunshot call Tuesday night at 9:15 p.m. in an apartment apartment complex in San Marcos, Texas, about 30 miles south of Austin Stein. Witnesses in a statement from the San Marcos Police Department and city officials said the incident was a drug deal.
Authorities said Winters was met with a gunshot wound to the chest and that emergency personnel were trying to fill life-saving measures, which failed, officials said. Winter was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses told police that Winter and two others – identified as Anilisa Blackman and Michael Ifeanacho – went to the Intent Partition building to buy marijuana.
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Winter was shot and killed during the deal. Police arrested Blackman and Ifeanacho, who were charged with murder in the capital and were being held in the Hayes County Jail.
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In a report from Fox, officials said they were still searching for two other people involved in the shooting, as well as other witnesses.
The statement added that the cameras in the apartment building were “not operational”.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Associated Press contributes to this report
