Carl Joseph Donaldson, 47, was fatally shot on July 24, 2025, at a trucking facility on the 1500 block of Fulghum Road in Wilmer, Texas. Deputies responded about 5:30 p.m. after a call reporting a shooting and found the manager mortally wounded; he was later described as having been lost to gun violence that day.

Witnesses and investigators alleged the shooter was a recently hired truck driver who worked under Donaldson. Authorities identified the suspect as Patricia Ruth Holt, 57, and said she allegedly shot him during a work dispute, then attempted to flee in a semi-truck. Deputies used stop sticks to disable the tractor-trailer; Holt barricaded herself inside for hours before surrendering and was taken into custody at the scene. She was arrested and charged with murder the same evening, and as of the initial reports was the sole suspect.

If anyone knew Donaldson, the operation at that Fulghum Road trucking facility, or saw activity there on July 24, please share what was witnessed with investigators.