Carlton Champion, Jr.

A Texas College football player is in jail, accused of murdering transgender woman Ty Underwood last month. Investigators say Carlton Champion Jr. and Underwood were dating, KTBS.com reports.

Police believe Champion shot Underwood, right near the college. She was found dead in her car.

“We have electronic evidence that they were texting back and forth, communicating that they were going to meet up,” Tyler Police Officer Don Martin said.

H/T: Yahoo