Lois Fields, 43, of Dallas, Texas, was killed on August 19, 2004, after an NA meeting. Born July 15, 1961, in Terrell, Texas, she was the daughter of Floyda Fields Sr. and Effie L. Fields and a mother to three children: Jonathan C. Fields, Alexiss N. Fields, and Bryanna M. Latimer. She is also survived by a large extended family including her father, stepfather, four sisters, and five brothers.

The fatal incident also claimed the life of Darryl Sneed. Witnesses reported that Yolland Dometric Latimer, a former romantic partner of Fields and father of one of her children, shot Sneed multiple times and that Fields was killed during the same altercation. Latimer was arrested and charged with capital murder in the deaths of Fields and Sneed, and was later convicted; the conviction was affirmed on appeal after an ineffective-assistance claim.