On the evening of September 11, 2025, Tiamoya Moore, a 34-year-old woman from Galveston, Texas, was shot multiple times at her home in the 5100 block of Avenue Q. Officers were dispatched at approximately 7:49 p.m., provided aid at the scene, and Galveston EMS transported her to the UTMB emergency room, where she was pronounced dead despite life-saving efforts.
Neighbors reported the jarring sequence of screams followed by gunfire.
Responding officers found the 34-year-old mother down on her porch, the quiet residential block suddenly sealed off by flashing patrol cars and crime-scene tape. Initial witness accounts indicated that the shooter fled on foot, leaving behind a house whose stillness was broken only by investigators’ voices and the soft rustle of evidence markers in the night air.
Detectives quickly focused on a domestic motive. Witnesses identified the suspected shooter as Tiamoya Moore’s 16-year-old daughter. While investigators processed the scene, the teen returned and was taken into custody without incident; a firearm was recovered nearby. Authorities placed the 16-year-old at the Jerry J. Esmond Juvenile Justice Center on an offense of murder as the investigation continued to unfold.
In the days that followed, the portrait of Tiamoya Moore, 34, emerged through family tributes and community posts: a devoted mother remembered for her warmth and spirituality. Loved ones described a woman who had recently been celebrating sobriety, a detail that made the sudden violence feel all the more bewildering. A fundraiser was launched to help cover funeral expenses, while her name appeared on memorial pages cataloging lives lost to gun violence on that date. The case remained active as officials worked through juvenile procedures and evidence gathered from the scene.
