On December 3, 2023, a shooting at a home on Royce Drive in Dallas left four people dead, including 50-year-old Jose Lopez. Others killed were 33-year-old Karina Lopez, 20-year-old Vanessa De La Cruz, and her 1-year-old son Logan De La Cruz. A 15-year-old girl was injured and survived; a 13-year-old girl at the scene was unharmed.

Authorities identified 21-year-old Byron Carrillo as the suspect; he was described as Vanessa De La Cruz’s ex-boyfriend and the father of Logan. Family members said there had been prior violence between Carrillo and Vanessa, and Vanessa had moved back in with her parents. Carrillo was under legal supervision and wearing an ankle monitor for a 2021 aggravated assault charge involving threats against Vanessa and Jose Lopez, but had recently cut off the monitor either immediately before or after the shootings.

After the killings Carrillo fled in a stolen vehicle, was located south of Austin by state troopers, crashed into a ditch, and when officers closed in he fatally shot himself in the head. The Texas Rangers are investigating his death. Did anyone in the Dallas area know the victims or have information that could clarify what led up to the shooting?