Dallas PetSmart shooting after dispute; suspect charged
Dallas police say Cecilia Simpson, 41, was shot and killed Tuesday in a PetSmart parking lot after a verbal dispute that began when she allegedly became upset a shopper did not say 'thank you' for a held door at a nearby Five Below. Keona Zachyua Hampton, 22, was arrested during a traffic stop and booked on a murder charge after witnesses and police described a confrontation that continued into the PetSmart, escalated outside and ended with Simpson being shot three times.
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đ Key Facts
- Incident began at a Five Below and continued to a PetSmart in the same Dallas plaza around 1 p.m. Tuesday
- Victim identified as Cecilia Simpson, 41; suspect identified as Keona Zachyua Hampton, 22
- Hampton arrested the same night during a traffic stop; booked on a murder charge with no bail set