PACOIMA, TEXAS: A man wanted for shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend in front of their 3-year-old daughter took his own life while being chased by police, according to authorities.
46-year-old Herbert Nixon Flores shot himself as cops were approaching him, the Irving Police Department said in a statement. The police were helping in an investigation headed by the FBIâs Fugitive Task Force from LA at the time of the incident.
Authorities had info that the man was visiting family in Irving and that police managed to locate him near Arlington.
âWhile officers were monitoring the location, Flores was seen getting inside a vehicle and began traveling towards Dallas,â a press release said
Ruiz could be seen in the video yelling and running towards a house, pleading for help. Flores eventually caught up to Ruiz and allegedly fired multiple fatal shots at her.
A woman then answered the door and yelled out in Spanish, “He killed her, he killed her!” while a child could be heard crying in the background.
Police say the child is in the custody of family members and is safe.
KTLA reported that Ruiz and Florez had a violent relationship.
“The relationship was violent,” said LAPD Detective Sharon Kim. ”She had several reports made against him over the years, and most recently, she took out a restraining order against him due to some violent acts he committed against her.”
Herbert Nixon Flores was suspected of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend,
Karen Ruiz, 35, on the morning of Jan. 6 in
Pacoima, in
Los Angeles police said the shooting happened in front of their 3-year-old daughter.
The shooting comes as the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force and police learned of Flores being in Texas. Irving police located Flores in Arlington and began tracking his location
Irving officers observed Flores get in a vehicle and start driving toward Dallas. With help from Dallas police air and ground units, Irving police said they tracked Flores until marked cars were in the area.
When he realized he was being followed, Flores got out of the vehicle and began walking. Around 11 a.m., as marked squad cars pulled up, Flores shot himself, Irving police said.