Dallas woman sentenced to 30 years for fatal shooting outside PetSmart sparked by "thank you" argument – CBS News

Dallas woman sentenced to 30 years for fatal shooting outside PetSmart sparked by “thank you” argument  CBS News

A Dallas woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting another woman outside a PetSmart in 2025 following an argument. A Dallas woman who was convicted of shooting and killing another woman stemming from an argument over saying "thank you" has been sentenced to 30 years in jail, court records show. Keona Hampton accepted a plea deal and was sentenced on Sept. 23 in connection with the Oct. 9, 2025, murder of 41-year-old Cecilia Simpson. In October 2025, Dallas police officers responded to a reported shooting at the Wheatland Towne Crossing shopping center in the 2500 block of West Wheatland Road. When they arrived, officers found Simpson in the parking lot outside PetSmart suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

She was taken to a hospital, where she later died. Police 22-year-old Hampton fled the scene before officers arrived, but was located, arrested and charged with murder later that day. According to the arrest affidavit, Simpson held the door open for Hampton as they exited Five Below at the shopping center, but became upset when Hampton didn't say, "thank you," sparking an argument. Simpson and a witness, who asked not to be identified, drove to PetSmart in the same shopping center and told employees Hampton was following them. Hampton entered the store, argued with the witness, then left and