Chineye Jones, a 17-year-old African American senior at Frisco High School, was shot and killed on January 29, 2021, at the Stewart Creek Apartments in the 7500 block of Stonebrook Parkway in Frisco, Texas. Officers found her with multiple gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. An unnamed adult male was also shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Investigators identified 19-year-old Artis Ray Martin as the suspect. Martin, described as acquainted with the victims, was arrested and charged with the murder of Chineye Jones and the aggravated assault of the other male victim. He was held at the Collin County Detention Facility on $150,000 bond. Police characterized the shooting as an isolated incident among acquaintances; motive remains unclear though an argument may have preceded the violence. Chineye’s family remembered her as artistic with business ambitions, and her mother arranged to transfer her body to Saint Louis, Missouri, for burial.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Frisco Police Department.