On March 20, 2022, at approximately 4:40 p.m., officers responded to a call in the 7700 block of Los Gatos Drive. When officers arrived they found the adult black female victim, inside her home unresponsive. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and confirmed the victim had died from her injuries.

On March 22, 2022, the Medical Examiner ruled her cause of death as a homicide due to a gunshot wound. Since the victim did not have an identification card on her person, the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office will continue to work to positively identify her. The motive and circumstances surrounding the murder are under investigation.

Dallas Police are asking anyone with information regarding this offense to contact Homicide Detective Derick Chaney, #7830, at 214-671-3650 or by email at derick.chaney@dallascityhall.com. Please reference case number 048986-2022. 

Crime Stoppers 

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information called into Crime Stoppers that leads to the arrest and indictment for this felony offense and other felony offenses. Call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.