Man arrested in slaying of 30-year-old woman in Dallas; second suspect at large

A man was jailed Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old woman last week in east Oak Cliff.

Keylan Bowens, 18, was booked into the Dallas County jail on a murder charge in the death of Shaketta Johnson. It was unclear if he has an attorney.

About 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Johnson was found shot inside her car in a parking lot in the 4400 block of South Marsalis Avenue, near Ann Arbor Avenue, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police, two people fired into Johnson’s car multiple times. The suspects then reportedly fled in two vehicles — one of them a blue Mazda sedan.

Department officials named Bowens and 24-year-old Denute Bell suspects the day after the slaying.

Bell was not yet in custody as of Friday morning.

Seeking the public’s help to find him, police previously provided a photo of a man wearing a black hat that they believe to be Bell. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call 911.

Bowens remained in custody Friday, with bail set at $1 million.

Anyone with additional information about the shooting is asked to call Detective Frank Serra at 214-662-4552 or frank.serra@dallaspolice.gov and refer to case No. 057725-2024.