UPDATE (9/16)
Killeen police have identified the suspect following this murder as 24-year-old Dimani Phillip Gaddis.
Authorities presented this case to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office for review, and a complaint was returned on Friday, followed by an arrest warrant, charging Gaddis with murder.
Gaddis was previously arrested on other unrelated charges and is currently in the Bell County Jail — his bond is set at $1,250,000.
The Killeen Police Department would like to thank the community for sharing videos and assisting with the identification of this suspect.
UPDATE
Killeen authorities have identified the victim as 68-year-old Vivian Delois McClain.
ORIGINAL STORY
Officers in Killeen are investigating the 14th murder of the year.
Police were sent out to a shots fired call around 4:33 a.m. on the 2300 block of Andover Drive.
While they were on the way, dispatchers informed officers of an accident that happened in the 1000 block of Westover Drive.
When officers arrived on scene, they found an unconscious woman inside a crashed vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The woman was pronounced deceased by Justice of the Peace Nicola James at 5:04 a.m.
An autopsy was ordered, and the victim's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Police say there is no threat to the public related to this incident.
The police are asking community and surrounding neighbors that may have video or security camera footage around the area to contact the Criminal Investigation Department at (254) 501-8830.
The last murder in Killeen happened on August 8.
