The Brief

Plano police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Sunday around 10 p.m. on Lakestream Drive.

Authorities said a woman was killed by her ex-boyfriend and other people in the home were able to identify him.

The suspect is reportedly dead after a high-speed chase and standoff on Interstate 35 in Denton County.

PLANO, Texas – A Plano murder suspect was found dead inside a burning car after a high-speed chase along Interstate 35 near the Denton-Cooke County line.

What we know

Plano police said they got a call about the deadly shooting at a home on Lakestream Drive, which is near Parker Road and Alma Drive, just after 10 p.m. on Sunday night.

Investigators believe a man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and then fled in a black Dodge Charger. Other people who were in the home were uninjured and were able to give police the suspect’s name.

Police set up surveillance on the car and got a hit on Monday morning. That led to a high-speed chase, standoff, and fire on I-35 near the border of Denton and Cooke counties.

The suspect was found dead inside the car after firefighters put out the flames.

What they’re saying

“We had detectives work through the night, and they were able to locate the vehicle and had set up surveillance on it,” Plano police officer Jerry Minton said.

FOX 4 talked to neighbors who said the family who lives in the home where the shooting happened had just moved in a couple of months ago. They frequently had children playing in a backyard pool.

One neighbor said police asked him if he’d seen a specific car on Sunday.

“When I came outside I saw the commotion down the road. I already saw them blocked down the road. Yeah, and later on a cop came and basically asked me if we had seen anything and if anything was captured on the Ring. We didn’t see anything, so not much information I could provide him,” said Paul Teixeira. “The only thing they mentioned is that they were looking for a car that had gone by. I think they mentioned a Dodge Charger, but that was all the information I had.”

What we don’t know

Police have not released the identities of the suspect or the victim.

It’s not yet clear how the suspect died.

The Source

The information in this story comes from the Plano Police Department, the Valley View Police Department, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.