According to her relatives, a Dallas woman was fatally shot by a jealous buddy after she defeated him in a pick-up game of basketball.
According to Fox 4 News, Asia Womack was shot and killed on Monday night after she played basketball with the man nearby at T.G. Terry Park.
“This was supposed to be a friend of Asia’s,” the slain woman’s mom, Andrea Womack, told the outlet. “She’s eaten with the man, she’s fed him, and he turned on her and killed her in a vicious way.”
The man was defeated by Womack in a pick-up basketball game, according to the man’s relatives, and there was some trash talking going on.
Before going back and shooting Asia, the man allegedly took his children and brother home.
Asia, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, was discovered on Hamilton Avenue’s sidewalk, according to the authorities. She was taken to a hospital and later declared dead.
Asia’s aunt, Juanita Smith, said told NBC DFW that the family is “taking it kind of hard because it was senseless,” adding, “I just don’t understand why you kill somebody over a basketball game.”
Alia Womack, her sister, said to the station just before she started crying: “[It’s] terrible since it’s my only sister.”
Police stated that they are still looking into the homicide and that no suspects have been detained.
Crime Stoppers is offering $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
“If you know where he is, where his whereabouts are, please turn him in.,” Andrea told the Fox outlet. “Help the family out. We’re hurting.”
“This is so senseless. You become embarrassed basically because a female beat you in basketball,” said the family’s pastor, John Delley of the Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ.
“My prayer is that justice be served, that he is found or that he will give up or turn himself in,” he added.