Overview
- Police found 22-year-old Erma Shalansia Qualls dead inside a Forney house after a Sunday afternoon shooting that officers say was aimed at people in the home but may not have hit the intended target.
- Forney police located and arrested 18-year-old Jakub/Jakob Lavoy East-Walker and charged him with first-degree murder in the case.
- Nineteen-year-old Mysiah Clark remains a fugitive with active warrants after investigators say he violated electronic monitoring rules and cut off his ankle monitor on July 2.
- U.S. Marshals and local police are leading a coordinated manhunt that uses home surveillance footage and license-plate reader cameras, and officials warn the public not to approach the suspect if seen.
- Clark was previously indicted in a separate 2025 murder, was released on bond with electronic monitoring, and the new charges raise questions about how pretrial release and monitoring are enforced.