Du’Vonta Lampkin, a defensive tackle at Oklahoma from 2015-2017, was discovered shot to death in downtown Dallas on Thursday evening.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas police officers responded to an apartment and found Lampkin deceased with a single gunshot wound. Lampkin, 25, was identified by the Dallas County medical examiner’s office.
Dallas police stated the crime scene was an Airbnb rented out for Lampkin by friends before he moved to a new apartment, according to the Dallas newspaper. His backpack, cellphone and wallet were reportedly missing.
Police there ask anyone with information on the homicide to contact their department.
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Lampkin played in 17 games (including two starts) with Oklahoma during the 2016 and 2017 seasons after sitting out 2015 due to redshirt. In 2017, I have ranked fifth in tackles for loss (5.0). His final game was the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Rose Bowl against Georgia, where he had two stops.
Lampkin had 28 career tackles for OU.
Lampkin declared for the NFL Draft following his redshirt sophomore season but went undrafted.
Photos: A look back at Du’Vonta Lampkin’s career
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Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Kyle Kempt (17) throws a pass over Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Neville Gallimore (90) while being pressured by Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (57) during the NCAA football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Iowa State Cyclones at Gaylord Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 7, 2017. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (57) salutes the crowd after the Big 12 Championship game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the TCU Horned Frogs at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, December 2, 2017. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (57) attempts to sack TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Kenny Hill (7) during the Big 12 Championship game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the TCU Horned Frogs at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, December 2 , 2017. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Oklahoma defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin hits West Virginia quarterback Chris Chugunov (left) during the Sooners’ win on Nov. 25. Monday, Lampkin declared for the NFL Draft. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Kenneth Murray (9) and Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (57) tackle TCU Horned Frogs running back Sewo Olonilua (33) during the NCAA football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the TCU Horned Frogs at Gaylord Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. on Saturday, November 11, 2017. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Kyle Kempt (17) throws a pass over Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Neville Gallimore (90) while being pressured by Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (57) during the NCAA football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Iowa State Cyclones at Gaylord Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 7, 2017. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Oklahoma Sooners defensive end Austin Roberts and defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin sack Baylor Bears quarterback Seth Russell during the football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Baylor Bears at Gaylord-Memorial Stadium in Norman on Saturday, November 12, 2016. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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DJ Ward, left, runs at Du’Vonta Lampkin, right, during an Oklahoma football practice at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman Tuesday. TYLER DRABEK/For The Tulsa World.
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DJ Ward, left, runs into Du’Vonta Lampkin, right, during an Oklahoma football practice at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman Tuesday. TYLER DRABEK/For The Tulsa World.
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Oklahoma linebacker Caleb Kelly, left, and defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin, right, tackle Kansas running back Taylor Martin, center, during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. Oklahoma won 56-3. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
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Baylor quarterback Seth Russell (17) is tackled by Oklahoma defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (57) and defensive end Kenneth Mann (55) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
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Oklahoma defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (57) tackles TCU running back Kyle Hicks in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Du’Vonta Lampkin (97) waits to take the field before a preseason NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/James Kenney)
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