On the evening of September 7, 2024, Dallas Police responded to a shooting call and later found 26-year-old Tamesha Ka’Shea Hicks inside a vehicle in the 5700 block of Highland Hills Drive with gunshot wounds. She was taken to a local hospital but died of her injuries on September 10, 2024. Investigators determined the shooting occurred in the 3200 block of Persimmon Road, about a quarter mile from where Hicks was located.

Hicks, known as Shayla, was born April 23, 1998, in Marshall, Texas. Family and friends remember her for a radiant smile, loving nature, and interests in fashion and travel. The Dallas Police Department has not announced any arrests or identified suspects; the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Guy Curtis at 214-671-3633 or via email at [email protected]. Did anyone in the area around Persimmon Road or Highland Hills Drive see or hear anything that night?