Curtisha Dowell, 27, was killed in an early-morning shooting in southern Dallas on April 13, 2025. Police responded to reports of gunfire about 3:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of Elsie Faye Heggins Street and found multiple people with gunshot wounds. Dowell was taken to a hospital by Dallas Fire-Rescue and later died. A 28-year-old, Jaqualin Kemp, was also fatally wounded after being transported by private vehicle; a second woman was hospitalized and is in stable condition.

Dowell, originally from Athens, Texas, worked as a retail cashier and is remembered by family for her vibrant personality and devotion to her young son, Ronald. Funeral services are scheduled at Golden Gate Funeral Home with burial at Southland Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Authorities have not released suspect information and the shooting remains under investigation.

Does anyone have information about the events on Elsie Faye Heggins Street that night or knew Curtisha?