5-year-old killed, 2-year-old injured in stabbing by father in Arlington
Arlington man confesses to killing young son
Arlington Police say a man arrested last night confessed to stabbing his two children, killing one and leaving the other hospitalized. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more.
ARLINGTON, Texas - An Arlington man was arrested on Wednesday night after he confessed to stabbing his two young children, leaving a 5-year-old dead and a 2-year-old hospitalized.
Children stabbed in Arlington
Arlington murder suspect arrested after police chase
An Arlington child died from stab wounds after an armed suspect approached an officer to confess to the murder, leading police to the apartment crime scene before being arrested on I-30.
What we know:
Arlington police said 27-year-old Heyco Cruz Linares tapped an officer’s patrol car window with a knife and admitted to stabbing a child.
He then fled the scene, leading law enforcement on a chase along Interstate 30.
The pursuit came to an end near Carrier Parkway, where officers deployed a Taser to detain the suspect.
27-year-old Heyco Cruz Linares (Source: Arlington Police Department)
Following his arrest, Linares directed officers to a first-floor unit at an apartment complex in Arlington. Inside, police found two injured children.
Both children were transported to the hospital, where the 5-year-old later died from his injuries. The 2-year-old remains hospitalized.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified the 5-year-old as Keiler Cruz-Guerra.
Linares was booked into the Arlington jail on charges of capital murder, evading arrest, and making a terroristic threat against a peace officer. He could face additional charges pending the outcome of the investigation.
What they're saying:
Arlington Police Chief Al Jones explained how the encounter with Linares began. Out of nowhere, he approached an officer sitting inside his patrol car at a gas station on North Cooper Street. He was holding a knife.
"The man walked up to the officer's driver-side window, and without warning, he hit the window with a knife," the chief said during a news conference related to a different incident.
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The chief said the Arlington father's confession was shocking.
"These types of calls, I can tell you, weigh very heavily on our officers," he said. "A lot of our officers have young kids around this age, and I can tell you that it is going to have a long-lasting impact on them, especially when you're dealing with young kids that age. We are working with our peer counselors and our chaplain to make sure that we're providing check-ins with our officers who responded there, because this is a real tragic situation, and we want to make sure that we're taking care of our officers in this situation."
Neighbors said they were also surprised by the gruesome discovery.
"The police were breaking in this door, and I was hearing a lot of noises. We were watching from the window," said Amal Arman, who lives in the complex. "It was very shocking when I heard the 5-year-old kid died. It’s a very real tragedy."
Dig deeper:
As far as the children's mother goes, police told FOX 4 that she works an overnight job and wasn't home during the attack.
What we don't know:
Investigators are still working to determine a motive for the stabbings.
The Source: The information in this article comes from the Arlington Police Department, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, and interviews with neighbors.