ITALY (WBAP/KLIF) – More information is being learned about the killings of three children inside an Ellis County home.
According to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Child Protective Services went to the 300 block of Harris Street, in Italy, Texas, on Friday, to conduct a home visit. During that visit, the CPS Investigator made the decision to remove the children from the home. The caseworker then called the Ellis County Sheriff 911 dispatch around 4 p.m. The Italy Police Department was dispatched to the residence and arrived on scene five minutes later.
The Officer discovered 5 critically injured children inside the residence. Three children, including a 6-year-old boy, and a pair of brother sister 5-year-old twins were deceased in the house. A 4-year-old and a 13-month-old child were seriously wounded. One injured child was transported to Cooks Children’s in Fort Worth, the other was transported to Children’s Hospital Dallas.
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office arrested Shamaiya Deyonshana Hall, and later transported her to the Wayne McCollum Detention Center where she has been charged with 3 counts of Capital Murder. Justice of the Peace, Judge Dan Cox, Precinct 3, arraigned Hall issuing a $2,000,000 bond on each charge. The Ellis County Sheriff Office is the lead investigating agency with the assistance of the Texas Rangers.
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