On the evening of Friday, January 16, 2026, 37-year-old Shyta Campbell was shot inside an apartment on the 6200 block of W. Tidwell in Houston. She was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died of her injuries. Reports say an argument escalated, moved to the apartment’s front door, and neighbors heard as many as 30 gunshots. Three children — two 6-year-olds and an 8-year-old — were inside the apartment but were not injured; Campbell’s sister said the children were not Campbell’s and that Campbell did not live in that unit.

Houston police detained a woman for questioning that night and released her; early the next morning a man was taken into custody. As of January 26, 2026, the Houston Police Department has not publicly identified suspects or announced formal charges. Campbell’s family said she had spoken with her sister a week earlier and had been planning to move forward with her life.

Did anyone in the Houston area see or hear anything on the night of January 16 that could help investigators?