On the evening of July 10, 2023, 37-year-old Paola Núñez Linares was fatally shot in a suspected road rage incident on East Loop 820 in Hurst, Texas. Paola, who was originally from Guatemala, was riding northbound in a minivan with her husband, Zane Jones, when their vehicle became involved in an altercation with another driver. Jones says he made a hand gesture toward the other driver; the individual then fired multiple shots into the minivan and struck Paola in the head. She was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth and was pronounced dead shortly after 2 a.m. on July 11.

Paola had recently obtained her driver’s license and green card, had married Jones in January 2022, and was a stepmother to his four children. She worked as a trained chef and photographer and was remembered by family and friends as kind, compassionate, and determined. The Hurst Police Department described the suspect vehicle as a small, dark-colored, older model car. No arrests have been announced.

If anyone saw the incident or has information about the dark-colored older car or the shooter, please come forward to assist the investigation.