Two sisters were killed and a 2-year-old child was injured at a shooting at Texas A&M University-Commerce, a public university roughly 65 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, on Monday.
The A&M-Commerce University Police Department identified two victims today:
Our continued thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of the victims from this week’s tragedy.
A&M-Commerce University Police Department has confirmed the identities of the two deceased. The first victim is 19-year-old Deja Matts. (1/3)
— A&M-Commerce (@tamuc) February 4, 2020
Deja and Abbaney Matts died together in a dorm room in Texas A and M Commerce. They were murdered in a domestic violence incident. Family shared this picture with me. pic.twitter.com/16GG2niA1c
— Rebecca Lopez (@rlopezwfaa) February 4, 2020
Deja Matts, 19-years-old, a freshman, was pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, officials said.
Her older sister, 20-year-old Abbaney Matts, was also killed. Her two-year-old son was the toddler wounded in the shooting, police said. Abbaney was not a student.
On Monday, university police investigated the shooting at Pride Rock Residence Hall and told students and staff to find shelter as a “precautionary measure” for about an hour. The residence hall, or crime scene, remained blocked off, campus police said.
Students, faculty and staff are instructed to take shelter and stay in place until further notice. This is a…
Posted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Monday, February 3, 2020
Classes and all campus events are canceled through Wednesday. Professional counselors are available, the university said.
Police believe the shooting was a targeted, isolated incident, and the investigation remains ongoing, involving multiple agencies.
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