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.