Crime

Suspect arrested, charged in homicide of woman found shot in south Dallas, police say

A 36-year-old man was arrested in the homicide of a woman found dead with a gunshot wound on July 27, the Dallas Police Department announced in a news release Wednesday.

Cruse Tamayo was arrested Wednesday and is charged with murder. He was booked into the Dallas County Jail.

On the morning of July 27, police responded to a health and welfare call in the 6500 block of University Hills Boulevard. in south Dallas. Officers found 39-year-old Becky Alvarado Tamayo dead with a gunshot wound, according to the release.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the homicide is asked to call Detective Scott Sayers at 214-671-3647 or at scott.sayers@dallaspolice.gov.

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Nicole Lopez
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Nicole Lopez was a breaking news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2023 to 2024.
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