Sisters dead in 'targeted, isolated' shooting at Texas A&M-Commerce dorm
The incident was reported Monday morning at the Pride Rock residence hall.
Two women who died in a shooting at a Texas A&M University-Commerce dorm on Monday were sisters, authorities said.
School officials said Tuesday that the "shooting appears to be a targeted, isolated event," though the officials did not provide many details.
The suspect, identified Tuesday night as 21-year-old Jacques Dshawn Smith, has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting, according to university officials.
The shooting was reported at 10:17 a.m. local time at the Pride Rock residence hall, which houses freshmen, according to the school's website.
Texas A&M University-Commerce said Smith is believed to be an ex-boyfriend of one of the victims. An arrest warrant was issued for him "through the use of surveillance and witness tips," the university's police department said Tuesday.
![PHOTO: First responders respond after reports of a shooting at a residence hall at Texas A&M University's campus in Commerce, Texas, on Feb. 3, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/texas-am-shooting-03-wfaa-200203_hpMain_16x9t_992.jpg)
![PHOTO: A police officer tapes off a crime scene after reports of a shooting at a residence hall at Texas A&M University's campus in Commerce, Texas, on Feb. 3, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/texas-am-shooting-01-wfaa-200203_hpMain_16x9t_992.jpg)
One victim, 19-year-old Deja Matts, was an A&M-Commerce freshman from Garland, Texas, and was pursuing a degree in public health, officials with the university police department said Tuesday.
The second victim was her sister, 20-year-old Abbaney Matts.
The elder Matts was not enrolled at A&M-Commerce, officials said.
Abbaney Matts' 2-year-old son was injured in the incident, university police officials said. He has since been treated and released to the care of family members, they said.
![PHOTO: Police officers respond after reports of a shooting at a residence hall at Texas A&M University's campus in Commerce, Texas, on Feb. 3, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/texas-am-shooting-04-wfaa-200203_hpEmbed_16x9_992.jpg)
University officials said the investigation remains active.
"Our hearts go out to everyone in the community who has been impacted by this tragedy," Mark Rudin, president of Texas A&M University-Commerce, said Monday.
Texas A&M's campus in Commerce, Texas, is more than 200 miles north of Texas A&M's main campus in College Station.
![PHOTO: Police officers respond after reports of a shooting at a residence hall at Texas A&M University's campus in Commerce, Texas, on Feb. 3, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/texas-am-shooting-02-wfaa-200203_hpEmbed_16x9_992.jpg)