A 79-year-old woman, Jannetta Tillman, was fatally shot inside a home in Waxahachie, Texas, on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Deputies from the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office responding to a welfare check at a residence in the 4200 block of FM 876 arrived about 3:20 p.m. and found Tillman and a male victim with gunshot wounds. Tillman was pronounced dead at the scene; the man was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition.

The sheriff’s office has confirmed the identity and cause of death and is treating the incident as a double shooting. Officials say they believe it was an isolated event and that there is no ongoing danger to the community. No motive, relationship between the victims, suspects, or arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew the victims is asked to contact the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office.