Cedar Hill shooting kills mother of 3; no arrests made

CEDAR HILL, Texas - Police in Cedar Hill are investigating the deadly shooting of a woman Tuesday morning.

Officers received multiple calls after hearing multiple gunshots in the area of Bailey Drive shortly after 5:30 a.m.

A woman, later identified as 45-year-old LaCrecia Thomas, was found with multiple gunshot wounds.

Thomas was taken to the hospital, where she died.

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Cedar Hill police say there were several other occupants inside the home, but none of them were injured.

Family members tell FOX 4 Thomas was a mother of three and a grandmother of three others.

They said they were told by police that the shooter or shooters fired into the home.

It was a violent wake up call for Deborah Warren early Tuesday morning.

"The first thing I heard was one shot, boom, and then all of a sudden, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I didn’t move. I stayed where I was at because I didn’t know where it was," Warren said.

Wednesday, several evidence markers were left behind on the windows and the brick at a home just a few doors down from Warren. 

"I knew it was close. My bedroom is right there," she said.

A neighbor across the street from Thomas said there were multiple piles of shell casings left in their lawn. 

Cedar Hill PD detectives have not released if it was one shooter or multiple. 

Police wouldn’t say why this home was targeted or who inside may have been the intended target.

Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle leaving the scene, but police haven’t said what type of vehicle they are looking for.

"I will have to be praying for that family. Definitely so," Warren said.