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Texas high school football scrimmage cancelled after murder of student

16-year-old Tavion Swindell was reportedly a first-year football player at Southwest High School in Fort Worth

Andy Buhler

Tavion Swindell,16-year-old Fort Worth Southwest (Texas) football player tragically killed in a domestic incident.
Tavion Swindell,16-year-old Fort Worth Southwest (Texas) football player tragically killed in a domestic incident. / Photo via Facebook

A Texas high school football program has cancelled a scrimmage set for Thursday after the death of a student.

Fort Worth Southwest High School student Tavion Swindell was killed by a gun shot in a domestic violence incident, police told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Swindell was 16 years old, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.

He died at a hospital in Crowley Sunday afternoon of a gunshot to the chest. KDFW-4 reported the incident stemmed from an argument over video games.

35-year-old Deevan Jones was arrested Monday, charged with murder and tampering with evidence and booked on a $260,000 bond.

In a letter to parents, Fort Worth ISD said crisis counselors would be available on campus.

Swindell is listed on Southwest High School's 2024 roster. Per KDFW-4, it was his first year playing. Southwest High School's first day of school was Aug. 13.

The Raiders football team was set to play its second scrimmage of the preseason on Thursday against Heights at Farrington Field in Fort Worth on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

In a letter to parents, Fort Worth ISD said crisis counselors would be available on campus.

Southwest opens its season at Adams on Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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ANDY BUHLER

Andy Buhler is a Portland, Oregon-based sportswriter with more than nine years of experience covering high school sports across the country. He's covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason, served on state tournament seeding committees and launched the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a journalism degree from Gonzaga.

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