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Dallas Mother Charged With Murder in Fatal Shooting of Daughter After Dispute Over Alcohol

An arrest affidavit says she admitted owning the gun, claiming she drew it to scare her during a fight over a drink.

Overview

  • Twenty-eight-year-old Tabatha Jones called 911 to report being shot at the Green Cove Lane home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday.
  • Officers found her wounded in a bedroom, and she died at a nearby hospital about an hour later.
  • Police arrested 49-year-old Shanika Battle at the scene, and jail records show she faces a murder charge with no bail set as of Tuesday evening.
  • Investigators executing a search warrant recovered a .380-caliber pistol near Battle's purse and a matching fired cartridge casing in the hallway outside Jones' room.
  • The affidavit states only Battle and Jones were in the residence when officers arrived and records Battle's initial denial that she fired the weapon.