Shinita Slaughter, 41, a Black woman from Fort Worth, Texas, was reported by public records and memorial listings as having “lost to gun violence” on July 6, 2025, in Fort Worth. Her name, age, city and date are recorded on the National Gun Violence Memorial, which memorializes victims and links to local reporting and the Gun Violence Archive for the incident.
In the weeks that followed, funeral and memorial notices described her as Shinita LaShawn Slaughter and set a July 31 celebration of life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reflecting family roots that span North Texas and Tulsa. Those notices confirm her age as 41 and her death date as July 6, 2025, noting that she “transitioned to eternal peace” from Fort Worth.
Community tributes on the memorial page emphasize remembrance and mourning, with candles and notes posted in her honor, while obituary listings preserve the essential facts of her identity and passing. Together, these sources underscore that Shinita Slaughter, 41, was killed by gunfire in Fort Worth on July 6, 2025, and that her family organized services in Tulsa to say goodbye.
As for accountability, none of the public memorials or obituary records reviewed mention a named suspect or any arrests connected to the killing of Shinita Slaughter, 41, in Fort Worth on July 6, 2025. Available public-facing police pages and regional crime listings likewise offer no specific arrest update tied to her case.
