On January 25, 2024, at about 8:30 p.m., police responded to a shooting at the Chatham Green Apartments in Arlington, Texas. Officers found 29-year-old Monique Elaine Smith deceased inside the apartment. Two other adults, 29-year-old Shannen Oshay Jones and a 31-year-old man, were also found dead; two children who had been in the apartment were unharmed and released to a family member.

Investigators reported evidence of drug activity at the scene and said the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Larry Dewayne Reed, was believed to have known at least one of the victims and was considered armed and dangerous. Reed was located and arrested near Greenville, Mississippi, on February 6, 2024, after a citizen tip and was expected to be returned to North Texas to face capital murder charges. Reed had been released from state prison on December 11, 2023, after serving 11 years for a 2012 Arlington murder.

Monique Elaine Smith, born June 29, 1994, worked at Bethesda Gardens Assisted Living in Arlington and was remembered as a loving mother and caregiver. If anyone knew Monique or has information about the case, please come forward.