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Tyera Dean Mukes

Death by Force
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Tyera Dean Mukes, a 24-year-old woman from Cushing, Oklahoma, tragically lost her life on November 30, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was shot and killed in the lobby of a Motel 6 near 6600 S Freeway. According to her mother, Wendy Sullivan, the shooting was random, and Tyera did not know the suspect. The suspect, 34-year-old Joshua M. Lewis, was hiding between two pop machines when he emerged and shot Tyera point-blank in the head.

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    • Victim Details

    Tyera Dean Mukes

    March 28, 2022

    Female

    Black / African American

    Fort Worth

    TX

    2015-11-30

    24

    Tyera Dean

    Mukes

    Yes

    11/10/2025

    1


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