Woman killed, teen shot at Dallas apartment; suspect found dead
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — The suspect who killed a woman and shot a teenage girl at a Dallas apartment early Thursday morning is dead, police say.
At approximately 12:40 a.m. July 14, police responded to a shooting call in the 12000 block of Audelia Road. When officers arrived, they found a 33-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl shot. The woman was identified as Karla Castillo.
Both victims were taken to a local hospital where Castillo died and the teen is in critical condition.
Police determined Castillo and the suspect, 44-year-old Jorge Saldenos Escobar Flores, got into a fight during which he shot both her and the teen.
Following the shooting, Flores barricaded himself inside the apartment.
Detectives then executed a search warrant and SWAT found Flores dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Police said there were witnesses inside the home at the time of the shooting but were not harmed.