Missing Teenage Girl Found Murdered Near Her Crashed Minivan in Creek
A teenaged girl who reportedly went missing on her way to
church was found slain near her crashed minivan in a Dallas creek, officials
said.-Yahoo
The body of Zoe Hastings, 18, was discovered Monday by
police responding to calls about a vehicle in the creek near East Lake
Highlands Drive and Easton Road. She had died from "obvious homicidal
violence," Deputy Chief Rob Sherwin said during a press conference.
Hastings' family reported the girl missing a day earlier, when she left her
home at 4:45 p.m. in the white 2007 Honda Odyssey and failed to arrive at a 5
p.m. class at the Dallas Texas East Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
The teen’s home, her church and the creek where she was found
are located within a mile of each other.
"A graduate of Booker T. Washington and preparing to
go on her mission, she was on her way to an evening church service when she
went missing. After a frantic search, Zoe was found mudered in a creekbed by
her church," a GoFundMe page noted.
Witnesses reportedly said that a man flagged down a
passerby to get help for the girl, but the man then disappeared.
"This young man waved us down and said a girl needed
our help,” Joe Noriega told KDFW-TV. "When I saw the scene I
just knew it was foul play.”
Her cause of death was not immediately clear. No
suspects have yet been identified.
Loved ones quickly took to social media to mourn the
devastating loss.
"[T]ragedy has struck our community. Our dear friend
and family member Zoe Hastings lost her life due to a senseless act of
violence," relatives wrote on another GoFundMe page created to offset
costs of Hastings' memorial.
"Zoe was vivacious, beautiful, always willing to
help, and a ball of energy that was always ready to make you smile," the
page read.
.
"She was the oldest of five children - with three
little sisters and a brother who adored her. Zoe's parents, Cheryl, a nurse,
and Jim, a teacher, loved and adored their oldest child beyond words, and were
so proud of her accomplishments," the first GoFundMe page read.
Within 15 hours of the creation of two pages, nearly
$30,000 was raised.
"God hold her family as they cherish the light she
embodied in this world.... Our hearts are heavy with love!' one person who donated
wrote.
Shirts to memorialize Hastings were also created and
proceeds were to go to her family.
"Please buy a shirt to help support Zoe Hasting's
family in this hard time, as well as keep her memory alive," the page
read. "We created this shirt to help Zoe's parents while they try to get
through this very difficult time. We hope that this shirt will help people to
never forget Zoe's amazing kind heart, her immense talent, and beautiful soul."
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