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Woman Fatally Shot in Hotel Parking Lot: Dallas Police

Dallas police have a man in custody who they believe fatally shot a woman in a hotel parking lot Friday morning. [[320252131,C]]

Officers found the woman's body at the bottom of a flight of stairs at the City Inn & Suites in the 200 block of Ewing Avenue near Interstate 35E at about 3 a.m., according to police.

Police said the woman, identified as 42-year-old Ladonna Gist, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.

Officers talked to several witnesses to learn more about the shooter, and they later arrested Estevan Lara, 36.

Lara faces a murder charge and is jailed on a $750,000 bond.

NBC 5's Tim Ciesco contributed to this report.

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