A 35-year-old North Texas man is charged with murder after police say he fatally shot a 16-year-old boy over 'smack-talking' during a video game session.
A teenage boy is dead, and a North Texas man is behind bars after"talking smack" over a video game escalated to a shooting on Sunday.
Authorities initially reported that the shooting was an isolated domestic incident until they found Jones in Fort Worth later that Sunday evening and took him into custody. In an arrest affidavit obtained by NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, investigators wrote that Jones and Swindell were playing video games and engaging in"smack-talking," a term that relates to when two people exchange belittling or taunting words.
The affidavit alleged that Jones pulled out a firearm, shot the teenage boy in the chest, and then instructed the witness to delay calling the police before leaving with the weapon. By taking the gun, investigators said Jones tried to make it difficult for authorities to find evidence related to the shooting.
Family members of the teenage victim said they've been left trying to understand how a back-and-forth over video games could have ended in the teen's death. "I’m telling you, he had a good heart. It kind of pisses you off because the kid hasn’t even lived. He hasn’t even gotten out of school."Community members and officials in the Crowley ISD are mourning the loss of Tavion Swindell, a student at Southwest High School.
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