Louisiana man and woman charged with murder at Texas Walmart – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Frisco police have arrested two people and charged them with first-degree murder in connection with a shooting outside a Walmart last year in which one man was killed and another injured.

NBC 5 reported last fall that the family of Army veteran Zachary Lowe said He was leaving his job at the Walmart at Preston Road and Hickory Street on Nov. 15, 2023, when he was approached by a man who first asked for a cigarette and then pulled out a gun and demanded money. Lowe, who was 20 at the time, handed over his wallet but was still shot twice in the back, his family said.

Dung Doan, a 62-year-old father of two who recently emigrated to North Texas from Vietnam, was walking home from grocery shopping at the store when he was shot multiple times. Lowe's told NBC 5 last year that they believe Doan unintentionally startled the gunman as he walked by, giving the wounded Army veteran time to turn and run.

After surgery to remove his gallbladder and part of his intestines, Lowe survived the shooting, but Doan died later in hospital.

Frisco police reported Thursday that information from the public helped detectives identify two suspects in the fatal shooting: 42-year-old Jhirrell Harris and 37-year-old Stephanie Gayden, both of Monroe, Louisiana.

It was at the Ouachita County Jail in Monroe that Frisco police found Harris, who was being held on an unrelated charge. Detectives traveled to the Louisiana jail this week to deliver documents charging Harris with first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and aggravated assault. Harris is currently still in jail in Louisiana, but he will be extradited to Collin County.

Gayden was also charged with first-degree murder and was taken into custody. She is being held in the Collin County Jail on $1 million bail.

Stevens said he was proud of the hard work and “relentless dedication of our detectives” in identifying the suspects and making the arrest, but acknowledged that without the public's help, it would have taken much longer.

“I want to thank the public for their assistance. An anonymous tip we received earlier this year through Tip411 helped us focus our investigative efforts, and the information we received helped expedite the identification of both individuals involved,” Stevens said. “The power of citizen participation to keep communities safe cannot, without a doubt, be underestimated.”

It is not clear whether Harris or Gayden have attorneys speaking on their behalf. First-degree murder convictions in Texas are punishable by life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.