Boyfriend guns down 16-year-old girl and her dad at city park, Texas cops say
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A teenager and her father are dead after police say the girl’s boyfriend gunned them down at a city park in Texas.
The shooting happened on the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 1, at Hugh Camp Park in Liberty City, the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Liberty City is about a 120-mile drive southeast from Dallas.
Christopher Wayne Hicks Jr. shot Hailey Blake, 16, and her dad, 49-year-old Shawn Glen Blake, killing them in a “targeted attack,” the sheriff’s office said.
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There were two off-duty first responders already at the park at the time of the shooting who attempted life-saving measures, officials said.
Hicks was taken to a hospital with “life-threatening injuries that appeared to be self-inflicted,” deputies said.
Officials didn’t say what may have motivated the killings.
Hailey Blake was a student at Sabine High School, KLTV reported.
In a Facebook post, the school district said it is “saddened” by the loss of a student, and counselors will be available on campus.
This story was originally published September 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM with the headline "Boyfriend guns down 16-year-old girl and her dad at city park, Texas cops say."