Jarvon Coles: 'Talented' Texas high school football star, 18, shot and killed at a house party

HUMBLE, TEXAS: Jarvon Coles, a well-known Texas high school football star, was killed on Saturday night, March 9, when gunshots rang out at a house party attended by 50 to 60 people, as per authorities.

At about 11 pm on the said day, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a rental home on Fieldwick Lane in Humble, Texas, because of concerns about underage drinking, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The house party was at an Airbnb rental property

According to the authorities, the party was at an Airbnb rental property.

KRTK reports that shortly after the Sheriff’s Office received another call about someone on the lawn. Deputies said partygoers told them a young man was in the backyard having a seizure, the HCSO said.

While they performed CPR on the male, they realized that he had been shot in the chest, KHOU reports.

The young man, later identified by the HCSO as the 18-year-old Coles from North Shore High School, was rushed to a local hospital where he died shortly after, said authorities.

What did the authorities say?

“It is believed that one or two shooters, about one block away, intentionally shot in the direction of the house party, striking the male," HCSO Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a statement on X.

The shooter and/or shooters fled the scene in a vehicle, said Gonzalez, asking residents to review their surveillance cameras for any leads.

Gonzalez said authorities believe the party was advertised on social media. 

Jarvon Coles was well-known in the school community

Coles was well-known in the community for his good grades and prowess on the football field.

In a September 2023 feature story about him, he told KTRK, "School comes before athletics. Got to get the work done inside of class, then you can get out here and put the hard work in."

The community is mourning the loss of the talented teen who was about to begin a new, exciting chapter of his life, his grandfather and guardian, Braxton Coles, told KHOU.

Jarvon Coles' grandfather Braxton Coles asks parents to keep children close

A two-time first-team all-district linebacker at North Shore High School, Coles had a 4.1 GPA and was accepted into 15 colleges, said the grandfather to KHOU.

He said his grandson was planning to attend Lamar University and play football for the school.

"Parents, please keep your kids close. No matter how hard you try, you can't save them," Braxton Coles stated.

Jarvon Coles is survived by his grandparents and several brothers.