On November 23, 2024, 18-year-old Alexis Johniyah Tyler of Mesquite, Texas, was fatally shot inside an Airbnb-style rental in Arlington’s Entertainment District. The shooting happened about 10:22 p.m. in the 600 block of Slaughter Street; a 19-year-old man who was celebrating his 20th birthday was also found unresponsive and had been shot multiple times. Witnesses heard gunfire and saw several people fleeing in a white sedan.

Investigators recovered multiple shell casings and say robbery has been ruled out as a motive, and that the suspect or suspects may have known the victims. No arrests have been made and the suspects remain unidentified. Alexis was a recent Mesquite High School graduate studying to become a medical assistant; her family described her as a straight-A student and a good child.

If anyone saw activity in the 600 block of Slaughter Street that night or has other information, contact Detective Dixon at 817-459-5579 or submit an anonymous tip at 817-469-8477.