On July 9, 2023, about 3:15 a.m., 15-year-old Talia CharNea Fields was fatally shot while sleeping in her bedroom at a home on the 4200 block of Andrea Lane in Forest Hill, a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. An unknown assailant fired multiple rounds into the residence. About an hour later, around 4:18 a.m., a separate shooting less than a mile away on the 6000 block of Maiden Lane caused property damage but no injuries; authorities have said the two incidents might be connected, though no definitive link has been established.

Talia’s mother, Talicia Fields, has described waking to the sound of gunfire and finding her daughter fatally wounded. The only suspect description released is of a male with a shirt tied around his head and a large chest tattoo. By July 2024 no arrests had been announced; police report having leads but have not apprehended anyone. The community has placed pink balloons and adopted a portion of Crowley Road in Talia’s memory.

If anyone saw activity near Andrea Lane or Maiden Lane in the early morning hours of July 9, 2023, or has other information, please contact the Forest Hill Police Department.