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High school senior was killed by ‘crushing blow’ to the head, Tarrant County authorities say

A Benbrook Middle-High School senior has died after being found with a severe head injury in Tarrant County, and authorities say his death was a homicide.

Tarrant County sheriff’s deputies were called about 3:15 a.m. Monday to the 5100 block of Ben Day Murrin Road, in an unincorporated area near U.S. Highway 377 and Crowley Plover Road, where a disturbance had been reported.

Authorities found an injured 18-year-old and took him to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he died Tuesday morning. The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office identified him as Leo Pantalion.

According to the medical examiner’s office, Pantalion died from blunt force trauma caused by a “crushing blow” to the left side of his head.

The sheriff’s office said it is gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. Anyone with information about the case may contact the sheriff’s office at 817-884-1305.

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