Sherrell Whittley was 14 when she was killed on December 30, 2020, in southwest Fort Worth. The shooting happened on Trail Lake Drive during a large fight that involved multiple people and gunfire; Sherrell was struck in the head while her mother was trying to get the family back into the house. Her mother says the incident began with an argument by text between Sherrell and other kids that escalated when rival kids came to the home intending to fight her older siblings.

Sherrell was an eighth grader at Summer Creek Middle School and was described as outspoken and close to her family and six siblings. Fort Worth police have identified a possible suspect but had not made any arrests; detectives were added to the homicide unit and the investigation remains ongoing. Her family has called for justice.

If anyone in southwest Fort Worth that night saw the confrontation on Trail Lake Drive or has information about who was involved, please share what is known with investigators.