High school football player shoots teammate hours after state championship game
An 18-year-old football player was arrested after police say he admitted to shooting another teen in a Dallas home while celebrating South Oak Cliff’s state championship win, according to sources and an arrest warrant affidavit from the Dallas Police Department.
Officers responded to a shooting call around 9:32 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, in the 6400 block of Knoll Ridge Drive in southwest Dallas, according to the affidavit. Sources told WFAA it appeared to be an accidental shooting while the teens gathered Saturday night after South Oak Cliff’s win over Richmond Randle in the 5A Division 2 UIL State Championship game.
The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. His condition was not known Monday.
WFAA has reached out to Dallas Independent School District for comment, but officials have not responded as of Monday.
According to an arrest affidavit, officers found that 18-year-old Xavier Mayfield was holding a rifle in the upstairs bathroom of a two-story home when the victim, another South Oak Cliff football player, called the suspect by his name, according to the affidavit. Mayfield told police that as he turned toward the victim, a single gunshot was fired from the rifle he was holding, the affidavit states.
Mayfield told police he intended to take the victim to the hospital and began walking with the victim down the stairs to the first floor of the home, but 911 was called shortly after the shooting because the victim was bleeding heavily.
Both Mayfield and the victim attend South Oak Cliff High School and are on the football team, sources told WFAA. Mayfield played in Saturday’s state championship game and had one interception.
