12/07/2023
A shooting incident occurred around 4:20 p.m. in the 9700 block of Royce Drive, south of I-20 near St. Augustine Drive, according to a report by the Dallas Police. When the officers arrived at the scene, they discovered that five people had been shot.
Sadly, three adults passed away at the location. The other two victims were a 15-year-old female and a one-year-old boy who were both taken to the hospital.
The heart-wrenching event occurred in Texas where a one-year-old child passed away from severe injuries. Meanwhile, the teenager who was also shot is thankfully now in stable condition and has been discharged from the hospital.
The perpetrator, 21-year-old Byron Carrillo, a neighbor, walked into the victims' home and opened fire, according to DPD's communications with CBS News' Texas correspondent, JD Miles.
Carrillo was previously charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after threatening Jose Lopez and Vanessa De La Cruz, his girlfriend at the time.
Carrillo had an ankle monitor on his leg at the time of the shooting for aggravated assault charges from 2021.
According to the police, he removed the ankle monitor either before or immediately after the shooting.
Carrillo fled the scene, stole a vehicle, and drove south on I-35. Law enforcement spotted him in the Austin area and attempted to pull him over, but he led them on a car chase before crashing into a ditch. After the collision, he fled the scene on foot. When authorities tried to catch him, he pulled the gun on himself.
The victims were Logan De La Cruz, 1; Vanessa De La Cruz, 20; Karina Lopez, 33; and Jose Lopez, 50.
A 13-year-old was in the house but remained unharmed.