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Christian Taylor, 19-Year-Old College Football Player, Fatally Shot by Police

Sophomore football player Christian Taylor of Angelo State University was shot and killed by a police offer in the Dallas suburbs just after 1 a.m. Friday morning, according to the Associated Press.

Citing a statement from the Arlington Police Department, the Associated Press reported police responded to a burglary call after a car had been driven through the front window of the Classic Buick GMC car dealership in Arlington. Per the release, police arrived and approached Taylor before a struggle took place and the suspect was fatally shot by officer Brad Miller.

"The officers went and confronted him," Sgt.