Denejea Dyon Wells, 24, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound at an apartment at 9601 West Montgomery Road in Houston on June 4, 2021. Houston police responded to a shooting call at about 1:40 a.m.; paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. The HPD Homicide Division, with Sergeant S. Jimenez and Detective C. LaFour, opened an investigation and pursued leads after receiving information about a possible suspect.

Born October 24, 1996, to Demetrius Deon Wells, Sr. and Brettynia Guidry, Denejea graduated early from high school in 2014 after taking online classes. She was a mother to two sons, Breson Wells and Adonis Williams, and a daughter, Angel Williams, and worked in food service and home health care. Her family and friends remember her as caring and compassionate.

Anyone who knew Denejea or has information about the shooting is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.