Mom Gets Upset With Daughter Over ‘Stolen’ Drink, Then Shoots Her Dead — Arrested

​An argument over an alcoholic beverage resulted in the death of a 28-year-old Dallas woman on Monday, February 2, 2026. Shanika Battle, a 49-year-old mom, shot her daughter Tabatha Jones using a .380-caliber pistol, according to a Dallas Police arrest affidavit.

​Jones managed to call 911 and inform the dispatchers of the shooting. She told them that her mother shot her at their residence.

When the Dallas Police Department arrived at a home on 800 Green Cove Lane near Oak Trail at around 3:55 p.m., they found Jones on a bed with a gunshot wound to her side, a press release shared by the Dallas Police Department revealed.

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