User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: Volume 2 episode 1/@comment-11188061-20140725023550/@comment-11188061-20140725030626

Cinder assigned him to kill the Faunu, man. Even if he doesn't look like one, it's obviously part of the job description, and I doubt Cinder will entrust it to him if he hasn't killed anyone in his life...

As an analysis it will be accurate to assume that he's dead. I'm just saying that the possibility of Tuxon being alive isn't completely sealed - especially since the two of them aren't supposed to walk around town and kill anyone. Cinder wants them in Beacon, and if they're found out to be crooks it'll obviously be a detriment to their plan.