Ariel Brecole Marie Cade, 22, was fatally shot on March 14, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. The shooting occurred about 1:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of 65th Drive while Texas Anti-Gang Center investigators were conducting surveillance for an unrelated case. Investigators observed Ariel leave an apartment with her former boyfriend, 21-year-old Mauriece Hendrix, who allegedly produced a firearm during an argument and shot her in the head. Ariel was taken to University Medical Center and died later that evening.

Hendrix fled on foot but was pursued and captured with the assistance of a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter near 58th Street and Avenue P. He was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including murder, and booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center. Investigators later linked Hendrix to a March 10 robbery at a Valero gas station through fingerprints found on the cash register. Ariel was born November 25, 2001, graduated from Estacado High School in 2020, worked for Calab, Inc., and was the mother of a young son, Leighton Williams. Her funeral was March 22, 2024, at the Church of the Blessed International, with interment at City of Lubbock Cemetery.

Does anyone have information about Ariel’s last known movements or contacts that could help investigators?