Who Are AJ Armstrong Parents?
Robert Young
Updated on January 03, 2026
Who Are AJ Armstrong Parents?: AJ Armstrong, is best known as the son of the late NFL player, Antonio Donnell Armstrong.
Antonio Donnell Armstrong was an American football linebacker who played professionally in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League.
The late NFL player was shot along with his wife, Dawn Armstrong in Houston, Texas, on July 29, 2016. Dawn was pronounced dead at the scene in her bedroom.
Antonio was sent to the hospital in critical condition but later died. Their son, AJ Armstrong (Antonio Armstrong, Jr.) was arrested and charged with murder.
AJ Armstrong has since then been in and out of court. However, the first two murder trials ended in mistrials.
In 2019, the first jury deadlocked after failing to reach a unanimous verdict, with eight jurors voting guilty, and four voting not guilty. In the 2022 retrial, a second set of jurors was also unable to reach a verdict.
In 2023, a third trial focused on the alarm system revealed there were no signs of an intruder in the late NFL player’s residence at the time of his death.
Also, newly-discovered DNA evidence reveals the late NFL player’s blood on his son, AJ Armstrong’s shirt.
In August 2023, AJ Armstrong hit major headlines after he was found guilty of murdering both his parents Antonio Donnell Armstrong (father) and Dawn Armstrong (mother)
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, AJ Armstrong was charged in relation to the 2016 murders of his parents and was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 40 years
Who Are AJ Armstrong Parents?
AJ Armstrong is the son of Antonio Donnell Armstrong (father) and Dawn Armstrong (mother).
Antonio was shot along with his wife, Dawn on July 29, 2016. Dawn was pronounced dead at the scene in her bedroom while Antonio was sent to the hospital in critical condition and later died.
