On November 2, 2022, at around 11:40 am, Dallas Police responded to a shooting at a Motel 6 in the 2000 block of Market Center Boulevard.
The preliminary investigation determined a woman called 911 to say she had shot a man inside a motel room.
When officers arrived, they learned the victim and the suspect were still inside the room.
Officers attempted to talk with the suspect in an effort to get her to leave the room.
When she did not, SWAT was called in to assist in the barricaded person call.
As officers were attempting to enter the room, they heard several gunshots.
Once inside, officers found the female suspect with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She died at the scene.
The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition
The investigation is ongoing and is being investigating by the Special Investigations Unit as a death in custody.
The SIU case is documented under case number 22-2151870.