A woman has been stabbed to death in Texas and police believe her boyfriend, an illegal immigrant, is the culprit.
Around 6:15 a.m. Monday morning, police in Irving, Texas, received a call for service in the 3100 block of Walnut Hill Lane, just east of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
It is unclear where Aldazabal is from or when he entered the U.S. Of the four Texas media outlets that covered the case, only one mentioned the suspect’s immigration status.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a horrifying scene: 42-year-old Suselle Cuba Gomez was found dead in the parking lot. She had been stabbed multiple times.
Within hours, police arrested a suspect, Yuniel Aldazabal, 44. Police believe that after the stabbing, Aldazabal “fled the scene in a vehicle” and was later found approximately 20 miles east. Aldazabal was subsequently taken into custody without incident and charged with murder.
A police press release stated that Aldazabal and the victim were in a “dating relationship.” There is no known evidence linking Aldazabal to the crime.
Aldazabal remains in custody at the Dallas County Jail. Jail records list his race as “white,” but the jail’s website lists other racial categories as Asian, Black, Hispanic and non-Hispanic.
A screenshot of the DallasCounty.org website taken on July 3, 2024.
A screenshot of the DallasCounty.org website taken on July 3, 2024.
Jail records also state that Aldazabal is being held by immigration authorities on suspicion of “illegal immigration,” a detention that appears to have been issued around 4 a.m. Wednesday, and that he was denied bail despite being held on $1 million bail on the murder charge.
It is unclear where Aldazabal is from or when he entered the U.S. Of the four Texas media outlets that covered the case, only one mentioned the suspect’s immigration status. Dallas Morning News It provided that information in a final paragraph sandwiched between statements about the murder charge against Aldazabal and possible bail.
Other outlets are WFAA, Fox 4and the Killeen Daily Herald — There is no mention of Aldazabal’s immigration status at all. To be fair, it wasn’t mentioned in the Irving Police Department’s initial press release posted to X around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, either, indicating that this information may not have been widely known. However, the Dallas Morning News article containing the immigration information was published about 10 minutes after the Irving Police Department’s post to X.
The investigation into Gomez’s death is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Hilton at THilton@cityofirving.org or (972) 721-2754. Anonymous tips may also be submitted day or night by contacting IPDCrimeTips@cityofirving.org or calling (972) 273-1010 and quoting case number 24-14634.
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