On March 12, 2023, 20-year-old Jasmine Borjas Santos was one of four people killed by gunfire inside an apartment in the 3500 block of Villaverde Avenue in Northwest Dallas. Officers found two men and two women with fatal gunshot wounds; an infant was present and unharmed. The other victims were identified as 18-year-old Juan Diego Cruz, 24-year-old Lupe Cruz, and 21-year-old Fatima Guadalupe Alvarado Fuentes.

Family members reported being unable to reach the occupants that day and alerted police, who later used apartment-complex surveillance to place a vehicle matching one owned by 18-year-old Artemio Maldonado leaving the scene around 1:11 a.m. Investigators identified Maldonado and 20-year-old Azucena Sanchez as suspects; Sanchez was reported to be the ex-girlfriend of Juan Cruz and involved in a disputed custody matter. Police say a handgun was recovered from the suspects’ vehicle, and Maldonado admitted to shooting all four victims while describing entry through a back bedroom window; Sanchez said they broke in to steal money and were confronted.

Both suspects were charged with capital murder and booked into the Dallas County Jail. The infant was medically evaluated and placed with Child Protective Services. Does anyone have information about what led to the confrontation at the apartment or recall activity around the Villaverde Avenue complex that night?