18-year-old woman arrested, charged with murder in shooting death of 13-year-old in Dallas, police say
An 18-year-old woman is in custody nearly two weeks after the Dallas Police Department said she shot and killed a 13-year-old boy.
On Monday, April 6, police announced the arrest of Saryiah Sanford-Griffin by U.S. Marshals.
Dallas Police said the shooting along Pin Tail Court, located near South Hampton Road and I-20, unfolded on March 11 just before 11 p.m.
When officers arrived, 13-year-old Marcus Reeves Jr. was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. Officers immediately performed life-saving measures until Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and transported him to the hospital. He died just three days later.
Immediately following the shooting, officers spoke with the suspect, Sanford-Griffin, and a juvenile witness. Both said that Reeves Jr. was knocking at the door to speak with the juvenile. Sandford-Griffin said they both spoke to Reeves Jr. before closing the door.
Then, they told officers that they heard two gunshots, and when the juvenile looked outside through a window of the home, they saw Reeves Jr. on the ground and called 911.
On March 26, detectives interviewed another juvenile witness, who admitted that they were on a video call with the first juvenile witness when the two gunshots were heard.
When the juvenile asked what the noise was, the juvenile at the scene could be heard yelling, "Sariyah! You shot him," the arrest affidavit states.
The juvenile at the scene then asked for advice, and the juvenile on the phone told them to call 911, and the video call ended, officials said.
Police have yet to release the motive in this case, but say Sandford-Griffin is now charged with capital murder.
Recent shootings in Dallas
Dallas Police have investigated a handful of shootings in recent weeks. In early April, an evening shooting that broke out at a shopping center left a man dead. A suspect was charged with murder.
In late March, police investigated two deadly shootings in Dallas. Officers said a man admitted to shooting another man in the head along North Westmoreland Road, while a possible road rage shooting along South Fitzhugh Avenue left one person dead and two others wounded.
Another shooting Dallas Police have investigated was an ambush shooting along Sedona Lane earlier in March. Security camera video captured the moment a delivery driver walked up to a man's home with food, while a suspect waited around the corner of the home until the victim opened the front door. The suspect then jumped from around the corner and rushed the front door before running away.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Dallas police said the suspect made the food order to lure the victim to answer the door and shot him.