Two people died in a murder-suicide shooting in east Oak Cliff on Friday afternoon, according to a news release from Dallas police.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a police department request by Dallas Fire-Rescue in the 7600 block of South Central Expressway, the release said.
Police said they were called after DFR found two people with gunshot wounds dead at the location.
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Investigators determined that 30-year-old William Ramirez-Garcia shot a woman and then died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.
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The identity of the woman was not released by the police.
“The motives and circumstances surrounding this offense are still under investigation,” the release said.
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