2-year-old shot to death in Dallas; woman fired upon at same time is stable, police say
A 2-year-old girl was shot to death on Sunday night in Dallas by an assailant firing from a vehicle, police said.
The child and a woman were shot about 9:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of Hay Street, near Fair Park, Dallas police said.
The victim’s relatives identified the child as Zyah “Tinky” Lacy, who was attending a family gathering when she was shot.
“She was only 2 years old and a very smart and beautiful little girl,” a cousin wrote on a GoFundMe page.
The child died at a hospital. The woman’s condition was last listed as stable. Family members said the woman is not related to the child.
Police did not announce an arrest in the drive-by shooting.
The killing occurred at the gathering when the assailant arrived and shot the victims, witnesses told WFAA-TV.
Zyah’s maternal step-grandmother, Deborah Harper-Smith, told WFAA that the event was a balloon release for another relative who also was killed in a drive-by shooting. Family members were taking photos when they heard gunshots and everyone began to run, she said. Harper-Smith said, “I grabbed my grandbaby” and then felt blood and realized the girl had been shot.
A police spokesperson told WFAA that the shooting was not random but that investigators do not think the child and injured woman were the intended targets.
This story was originally published September 25, 2023 at 8:48 AM.
