Haltom City Shooting: Custody Battle Motive

0:00Police in Howtom City, Texas just pieced together the motive behind that deadly shooting near Burvville, independent school district stadium on March 27th. 30-year-old John and Bui opened fire around 4.30 p.m. in the parking lot, killing 33-year-old Rysa Thautochila and 6-year-old. Nathan and Bui, before turning the gun on himself, all three died at the scene or soon after. Turns out, Mbui and Thautochila were locked in a bitter custody battle over the little girl, Nathan. Detectives say he tricked them into showing up by promising cash, setting up what they call a planned ambush. This hits hard in the community, already reeling from the loss of a kindergartener and two adults in what started as a family dispute. Witnesses describe chaos with emergency crews swarming a white car and you hauled them taped off as a crime scene. New details show Mbui was spiraling from his father's recent death and had dropped some alarming hints in the days leading up. Howtom City PD uncovered evidence of his deep grudges against Thautochila.

1:03It's a grim reminder how personal pain can explode into tragedy, leaving investigators to wrap up the case while the community mourns these young. Lives cut short. You've been listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered local news.