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Man, 26, Charged After Fatal Shooting at Dallas Dating-App Meet

Police say the motive remains under investigation.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 5:10 a.m. on Jan. 2 to High Meadow Drive in Northwest Dallas and found two people shot, including 57-year-old Guadalupe Gonzalez, who died at the scene.
  • A second victim was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
  • Police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Noah Trueba, who had met the pair through a mobile dating app.
  • An arrest affidavit says Trueba told investigators he had been drinking and using drugs with the couple and claimed he fired in self-defense after an attempted sexual assault.
  • Officers say he ran from the scene but was found hiding near a highway by a police drone, was taken into custody, and remains in the Dallas County Jail on a murder charge as the investigation continues.