Police Probe Double Slaying

TYLER — Tyler police are investigating what they term a double homicide. Police say they received a call around 3:06 a.m. Saturday from an unknown person stating that someone had been shot in the Line Street Alley. Officers responded to the area of Line Street and discovered a man lying in the front yard of 909 E. Line who was deceased from a gunshot wound. Upon further investigation officers discovered the front door to the residence of 909 E. Line open and observed a second victim lying on the floor. Officers found a woman who was also deceased from a gunshot wound. The male victim is identified as 49-year-old Pedro Flores of 1418 N. Haynie, Tyler. The female victim is identified as 38-year-old Felisha Mosley, who lived at the residence where the victims were found.

Tyler Police Department Investigators responded to the scene. According to a news release, investigators have been working on the identity of the victims and looking for evidence that leads to the identity of the suspect or suspects. Investigators believe that a possible motive may be related to illegal narcotics. Anyone with information about the suspects involved in this crime is urged to contact the Tyler Police Department, at 903-531-1000, or Crimestoppers, at 903-597-CUFF (903-597-2833). Crimestoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to arrests and charges filed against the suspects in this, or any, felony case.