Texas College Football Player Charged in Murder of Transwoman Ty Underwood

On Monday, Carlton Ray Champion, Jr., 21, was charged with the murder of 24-year-old Ty Underwood. Champion, a football player at Texas college, was arrested in connection to the murder of Underwood whom he was apparently dating.

KLTV reports Underwood was found dead in a vehicle on Jan. 26 with several gunshot wounds in Tyler, Texas, about 100 miles east of Dallas.

Carlton Champion (Photo: Gregg County PD)

Investigators learned that Champion and Underwood were in a brief relationship prior to the murder. Electronic and video evidence was located that supported that Champion was meeting Underwood on the date and time of when the murder took place.