Friends of Du’Vonta Lampkin told police they found him dead in an Airbnb they were renting. Both suspects have been charged with capital murder.
DALLAS — Dallas police have confirmed that two people have been arrested in the shooting death of a former University of Oklahoma football player in May.
Du’Vonta Lampkin, 25, was found face down with a single gunshot wound in an apartment on Rue Ervay Sud in downtown Dallas.
Police have identified the suspects in Lampkin’s death as Antwan Franklin, 22, and Erick Garcia, 24. According to prison records, the two have been in prison since early July.
More information about their involvement in Lampkin’s death has not been released.
Lampkin’s friend and the friend’s girlfriend told police they were renting the apartment as an Airbnb for Lampkin while he waited to move into his own apartment. They went to see him because he wasn’t answering the phone and they found him dead.
Police said her black-and-white backpack, mobile phone and wallet were missing from the scene.
Lampkin used to play defensive tackle for the University of Oklahoma from 2015 to 2018. He declared for the NFL Draft in 2018 and went undrafted, but eventually signed with the Tennessee Titans for just over a month before being waived.
He also has played high school football in the Houston area at Cypress Falls High School.
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As of July 20, Franklin was being held on $500,000 bond for capital murder by terrorist threat or other felony. Garcia’s bail was set at $750,000 for the same charge. Records show Garcia was also charged with violating his parole.
Note: The following video was uploaded in May.
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