Who Shot a Texas Singer as She Signed Autographs After a Performance?

Mar. 15, 2025

Jada Thomas.Photo:NBC DFW/YouTube

NBC DFW/YouTube

A Texas singer was shot and wounded following a performance, and a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident, authorities and witnesses said.

Jada Thomas was reportedly signing autographs after a show with The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in downtown Dallas when an audience member shot her, witnesses toldNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Local outletWFAAalso reported, citing police, that the shooting occurred as Thomas was signing autographs.

Officers found the 26-year-old gunshot victim after responding to the scene at about 5:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to a Dallas Police Department statement shared with PEOPLE on Monday, Nov. 4.

Police said in the statement that Thomas was taken to a local hospital and was reported to be in stable condition. A suspect, identified as 26-year-old Micah Williams, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, per the statement.

Micah Williams.Dallas County Jail

Dallas County Jail

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“It was a packed house, people were in line getting autographs and we heard this shot,” Curtis King, founder and director of TBAAL, recalled to NBC 5. “It was unreal. It was like everything was in slow motion.”

In apost shared to Facebookon Sunday, Nov. 3, King confirmed Thomas is “going to be okay” following the shooting that occurred after a “wonderful performance.”

Police said in the statement that they recovered a handgun and that the investigation remains ongoing. It’s not clear if the two had a connection.

According toonline jail records, Williams is being held in Dallas County Jail on $200,000 bond. It’s unclear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on her behalf.

source: people.com