On November 12, 2024, 29-year-old Darrell Lynn Tikisha King was fatally shot at Ralston Discount Liquor, the Houston store where she worked at 14370 South Post Oak Road. A coworker discovered her body about 12:30 p.m.; responding officers found multiple gunshot wounds, including four to the back, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly identified King’s ex-boyfriend, 39-year-old Michael Dewayne Wilkerson, as the primary suspect. Surveillance footage reportedly showed him following King into the store, attempting to obscure his face and tampering with the camera before shooting her multiple times. He was arrested the next day after allegedly disposing of the firearm in a bayou and discarding his clothing by the roadside. During questioning he confessed and said King had disrespected him. Wilkerson has been charged with capital murder and tampering with evidence and is being held without bond on the capital murder charge and with a $250,000 bond on the tampering charge.

Family and friends remembered King as hardworking and loving; her brother, Terrence Washington, called her his baby sister. A balloon release was held in her honor. Does anyone have information about King’s movements that morning or saw anything near the store around noon on November 12?