Dale Andrew Hayden Jr., 37, of Houston was found shot to death inside his car on June 13, 2021. Officers located Hayden in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 9851 Meadowglen Lane near S. Gessner; the preliminary investigation determined he had been fatally shot while seated in the car.

Investigators later identified 19-year-old Aereah Thomas as a suspect. Thomas was arrested on December 14, 2021, and charged with murder and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Authorities indicated she may be linked to other violent crimes in the Houston area and the matter was presented to the 338th State District Court.

No motive was publicly identified and no other suspects were named at the time. Anyone with information about Hayden’s killing is asked to contact the Houston Police Department.