Crystal Nacole Daniels, 41, was fatally shot on July 9, 2024, in a strip mall parking lot in the 11500 block of Plano Road in Dallas. Officers found her at about 2:45 a.m.; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance from a nearby business recorded a vehicle in the area around the time of the shooting.

Investigators traced that car to 32-year-old Yons Alshabi. He first said the vehicle had been stolen, then told police he had picked up Daniels to pay her $70 for sexual services and, after claiming he feared a truck was following them, gave her $10 and asked her to get out. He says a struggle followed and the gun discharged accidentally; he then placed Daniels’ body in the parking lot. A $10 bill was found clenched in her hand. Alshabi was arrested and charged with murder and is being held on $1 million bond.

Daniels was born December 31, 1982, in Dallas and is remembered by family as vibrant and free-spirited, with a love of hairstyling and cooking. Her funeral was held at Peaceful Rest Funeral Home in Dallas. Does anyone have information about the moments before the shooting or the vehicle seen on surveillance?