A man suspected of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in Pacoima in front of their young child earlier this week was found dead in Texas on Saturday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
Herbert Nixon Flores, 46, fatally shot himself dead as police in Irving, Texas, according to authorities. His death put an end to a hunt that began on the morning of January 6, when police, according to Flores, shot dead his ex-girlfriend in the 9000 block of Barte Avenue in Pacoima.
Los Angeles police have released a video of the attack. A woman was standing outside her car when another car pulled in behind her. She screamed, ran towards a door and slammed on the door. A man with sunglasses chases after her with a gun. He fires six shots at the point, returns to his car and drives away.
Flores killed his girlfriend, who the authorities did not identify, in the presence of their young child, the LAPD said. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Flores on Jan. 8 with murder, shooting at an inhabited home and child threats. The FBI, whose fugitive group helped the LAPD track down Flores, described him as an MS-13 gang member.
Investigators say Flores visited family at Irving, a city northwest of Dallas, Irving police said. On Saturday, Flores was driving in the direction of Dallas when he realized he was being tracked down, police said. He abandoned his car and continued on foot. As marked police cars pulled in to carry out the arrest, Flores fatally shot himself with a handgun he was carrying, police said.