Lanita Rene Cole, a 31-year-old Black woman, died after being shot on November 5, 2018, in the 3300 block of E. Illinois Avenue in Dallas, Texas. The shooting followed an altercation during which Lanita accused the wife of 55-year-old Jimmie Jock Tarrer of using a racial slur.

Tarrer told investigators he shot Lanita because she had a knife; his wife supported that version. Investigators and the wife did not confirm the presence of a weapon. Lanita was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly after. Tarrer was arrested, booked in the Dallas County Jail and charged with murder, held on $200,000 bond.

The case drew attention for its racial undertones and the conflicting accounts about whether a weapon was present. Does anyone have information about this incident or knew Lanita that could help clarify what happened?