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Texas teenager shot, killed just 3 weeks after giving birth; police search for suspect

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Dallas, Texas law enforcement officials said they are searching for a 17-year-old male who is wanted for allegedly murdering a high school girl over the weekend who reportedly gave birth just three weeks ago.

FOX 4 in Dallas reported that 17-year-old Ikea Imari Hood was shot and killed on Sunday morning in the southeast section of Oak Cliff.

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The station learned from sources close to the family that Hood gave birth three weeks ago.

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Ikea Hood, a 17-year-old who gave birth just three weeks ago, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas on Jan. 7, 2024. (Hood family via Fox 4 Dallas)

The Dallas Police Department said at about 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 700 block of Grambling Drive.

Investigators learned Hood had been shot by a suspect who fled the scene.

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Responding emergency crews tended to Hood, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Monday, police said a further investigation identified 17-year-old Trevon Darnell Wright as the suspect, adding that an arrest warrant had been issued for Wright on the charge of murder.

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Ikea Hood, a 17-year-old who gave birth just three weeks ago, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas on Jan. 7, 2024. (Hood family via Fox 4 Dallas)

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Police said the investigation into the murder is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to contact Det. Andrew Knoebel at 469-849-3755 or by email at andrew.knoebel@dallaspolice.gov.

The station reported that Hood was a student at Lancaster High School and was a member of the Tigerette Drill Team.

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