The football world is in mourning on Tuesday night, as a recently graduated DeSoto High School player was killed in a shooting in Dallas.

Per a report from Star-Telegram.com, 17-year-old Leroy Hawkins III was killed on Tuesday night. He had a full scholarship to play football at Jackson State.

Per the report, the shooting happened after midnight and Hawkins was found with several gunshot wounds:

Police responded shortly after midnight to a shooting in the 400 block of North Akard Street near Federal Street. A suspect walked up to a red 2007 Pontiac and argued with two people inside before pulling out a gun, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA.

Hawkins was found in the passenger seat with several gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Hawkins had just graduated from high school last week, and tweeted about his accomplishment:

https://twitter.com/leroyhawkins75/status/1134280327847981058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1134280327847981058&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.star-telegram.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fcrime%2Farticle231170348.html

Hawkins was an offensive lineman who helped lead his team to a 9-3 record in 2018.