Dallas triple-murder suspects arrested near Houston; motive unknown

The Brief

  • Two suspects, Jimy Caceres Leiva and Brian Pineda Ayala, were arrested near Houston for the capital murder of three people in west Dallas on Sunday.
  • The victims include a father and son, Pedra Lara Roa and Pedro Lara, who family members believe were trying to help after a van crashed into their fence.
  • The suspects’ motive and the details leading up to the crash and shooting are still unknown; police have not yet released this information.

DALLAS Dallas police are still waiting for two capital murder suspects to be transported from the Houston area to the Dallas County Jail as Texas DPS troopers helped make arrests.

A Dallas family is now breathing a sigh of relief the two are in custody.

Dallas Triple Murder Suspects Arrested

What we know:

On early Sunday morning, Dallas police responded to a shooting in west Dallas off Bernal Drive. Three people were found dead, including father and son, 47-year-old Pedra Lara Roa and 21-year-old Pedro Lara.

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