Italy, TX (3/4/2023) – According to Ellis County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO), on Friday, March 3, 2023, Texas Child Protective Services conducted a home visit in the 300 block of Harris Street, Italy, Texas. During that visit, the CPS Investigator made the decision to remove the children from home.
The caseworker called the Ellis County Sheriff’s 911 dispatch at approximately 4:00 PM. The Italy Police Department was dispatched to the residence and arrived on the scene at approximately 4:05 PM.
The Officer discovered five critically injured children inside the residence. Three children, ages six (male) and 5-year-old twins (1 male and 1 female), were deceased in the house. Two children, also in the house, four years of age (male) and 13 months old (female), 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 three 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’s Office is the lead investigating agency with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Rangers.
This is an ongoing investigation, and there is no further information at this time.
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