10-24-2015, 02:53 PM
Zoe Hastings was a 2015 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
The tragic discovery – and mystery surrounding the death – left many families in the neighborhood heartbroken, and shocked.
Neighbors describe this as a safe area, where people look out for one another. Many strangers stopped by to comfort the loved ones of Hastings after Zoe's body was discovered.
“We’ve been here thirteen years and never had anything like this happen. It’s just shocking,” said Joe Noriega, who lives in the area.
Noriega was driving his own daughter to school at Booker T. Washington this morning, when he says a man flagged him down, saying a girl in the creek needed help. “When I saw the scene I just knew it was foul play.”
Noriega says he backed away from the crime scene and called police. He says the man who flagged him down, disappeared – information which he reported to Dallas police.
Police launched a murder investigation immediately and a Crime Stoppers tip line was also established.
On Tuesday, Dallas police said they were seeking a “person of interest” in the case. A witness reported seeing a man speaking with a woman matching Hastings’ description and getting into a minivan like hers. Another witness reported seeing the minivan strike a speed limit sign.
Dallas PD announced this morning that they will hold a press conference to update the case later today. I'm hoping they will announce an arrest.
Ref: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/...case.html/
The tragic discovery – and mystery surrounding the death – left many families in the neighborhood heartbroken, and shocked.
Neighbors describe this as a safe area, where people look out for one another. Many strangers stopped by to comfort the loved ones of Hastings after Zoe's body was discovered.
“We’ve been here thirteen years and never had anything like this happen. It’s just shocking,” said Joe Noriega, who lives in the area.
Noriega was driving his own daughter to school at Booker T. Washington this morning, when he says a man flagged him down, saying a girl in the creek needed help. “When I saw the scene I just knew it was foul play.”
Noriega says he backed away from the crime scene and called police. He says the man who flagged him down, disappeared – information which he reported to Dallas police.
Police launched a murder investigation immediately and a Crime Stoppers tip line was also established.
On Tuesday, Dallas police said they were seeking a “person of interest” in the case. A witness reported seeing a man speaking with a woman matching Hastings’ description and getting into a minivan like hers. Another witness reported seeing the minivan strike a speed limit sign.
Dallas PD announced this morning that they will hold a press conference to update the case later today. I'm hoping they will announce an arrest.
Ref: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/...case.html/