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Four dead, including infant, in southeast Dallas shooting

Dallas Police vehicle parked in downtown Dallas.
Yfat Yossifor
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KERA
Dallas police are investigating the deaths of four people, including a 1-year-old in a shooting in southeast Dallas on Sunday.

Police say the suspect in Sunday's shooting that killed four people, including an infant, inside a southeast Dallas home killed himself as he was being pursued by authorities.

Dallas police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Byron Carillo.

Carillo had an ankle monitor on his leg for a 2021 aggravated assault charge. Police said he cut off the ankle monitor either before or immediately after the Sunday afternoon shooting.

Dallas police responded to the scene in the 9700 block of Royce Drive at about 4:20 p.m.

Officers found five people shot at the location; three adults were dead at the scene.

A 15-year-old and one-year-old were taken to the hospital. The one-year-old died from his injuries, according to Dallas police.

The 15-year-old is listed in stable condition.

Police identified the victims as Logan De La Cruz, 1; Vanessa De La Cruz, 20; Karina Lopez, 33; and Jose Lopez, 50.

Highway Patrol officers later located Carillo, who was heading south on I-35 with a stolen vehicle, in the Austin area.

Carillo crashed the vehicle in a ditch before running from officers. He later shot himself when police got close to him.

Carillo's death is being investigated by the Texas Rangers.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

Megan Cardona is a daily news reporter for KERA News. She was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and previously worked at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.