Neveah Foster.Photo: Facebook
Police who answered a call early Wednesday about a dead girl found fatally shot on a roadside in Dallas have arrested a 22-year-old man for the teen’s murder.
She continued: “It’s already a hard enough pill to swallow to know my child is not coming back.”
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Dallas police said in anews releasethat the call reporting a body on the side of Merrifield Road, in the West Oak Cliff neighborhood, came in about 3:25 a.m.
The victim was dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
On Thursday theyarrestedTyrone Davis in connection with her murder. Nothing regarding a motive nor how they tracked down the suspect was immediately released.
Davis is being held at the Dallas County jail with his bond on the murder charge set at $1 million, PEOPLE confirms throughonline jail records.
Tyrone Davis.Dallas Police
An attorney who might speak on Davis' behalf was not immediately named, and no plea has been entered.
Jessica said her daughter, who she said struggled with mental health issues, previously had run away from the apartment they shared less than a mile from where Neveah’s body was found. She said the teen ran away again Tuesday without taking her medication with her, reports KDFW.
Neveah did not consistently attend school due to her mental health issues, the mother said, but typically returned home within a day of disappearing, according to the outlet.
“I don’t get it,” she said. “I don’t understand.”
Police asked anyone with information to contact Det. Boz Rojas at 214-681-1786 or via email atboz.rojas@dallascityhall.com.
source: people.com
