Shortly after 3:00 a.m. on May 18, 2024, police responded to a shooting at the Broadstone Paragon Apartments in the 2400 block of N. Washington Avenue in Old East Dallas. Officers found sisters 22-year-old Jalisa Lockett and 24-year-old Amaya Lockett dead of gunshot wounds; Amaya’s boyfriend, Moises Flores, was shot twice and taken to Baylor Hospital in stable condition.

According to the arrest affidavit, the shooting followed an argument between Jalisa and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Saadiq Shabazz. The couple went into a bedroom, gunfire was heard, and when Amaya checked on Jalisa, Shabazz emerged and fatally shot her before shooting Flores. Flores barricaded himself and called 911. Shabazz fled but was later arrested in Fort Worth and charged with capital murder; bond was set at $3 million. The sisters were young mothers — Jalisa leaves a 2-year-old daughter and Amaya a 10-month-old son — and the family has launched a GoFundMe for the children.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Josue Rodriguez at 214-605-1557 or [email protected].