Wisdom Hall, 24, a woman, was visiting a home on Kirkpatrick Road in Gilchrist on the Bolivar Peninsula late on May 30, 2025, when an argument unfolded among acquaintances. Deputies later said Hall and her father, Eric Dopp, were outside the residence when gunfire erupted. Both were found dead at the scene around 11:30 p.m., and authorities identified the suspected shooter as 38-year-old Johnathan Findley. Investigators noted that the three had been visiting a mutual friend before the confrontation, though what sparked the dispute remained unclear.
The suspect fled the scene in a white vehicle, triggering a multi-county pursuit that ended on the I-10 service road in Beaumont. There, Findley locked himself inside his car and died by suicide rather than surrendering to law enforcement. As a result, there were no arrests in the case; officials treated the shootings as part of a murder-suicide sequence that began in Gilchrist and ended in Chambers and Jefferson counties.
Authorities publicly named the victims and suspect the following day, confirming Hall’s age and identifying her father as a 45-year-old Houston man. Records of the incident placed the shooting on the 900 block of Kirkpatrick Road in Gilchrist on May 30, 2025. Listings that memorialized Hall corroborated the date and location of her death and noted she was from the Houston area, with some reports identifying her as from Pearland.
In the days that followed, friends mourned Hall’s loss and described a young woman remembered for her warmth and presence, while her obituary, published June 5, echoed the depth of her family ties. The motive for the argument that led to the shooting has not been publicly detailed, and with the suspect deceased, officials have not announced further charges connected to the case.
