College football player accused of killing 16-year-old girl

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A football player at Division III Maryville College in Tennessee is facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl.

Knox County Sheriff's Office officials announced Wednesday that William Riley Gaul was arrested in connection with the death of Emma Walker.

Officials said Gaul, a freshman wide receiver, was being held in the Knox County Jail on a $750,000 bond.

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Sheriff's officials said Walker was found dead of a gunshot wound Monday morning at her home.

Officials said evidence at the scene indicated that Gaul fired shots into her bedroom from outside the house while she slept.

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Walker was a student at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. Maryville's football roster shows that Gaul graduated from Central High. Maryville officials haven't commented.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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