DALLAS — The 16-year-old whose physique was present in a creek close to Oak Cliff on Monday was allegedly courting the 22-year-old man charged in her homicide, in accordance with an arrest affidavit from Dallas Police.
Venus Rodriguez was discovered with a number of gunshot wounds simply after 10 a.m. on Jan. 16 within the 1700 block of Brookhaven Drive. The affidavit mentioned that Rodriguez's physique was discovered beneath a blanket that may later be tied again to the suspect, Arturo Flores.
Dallas Police mentioned after Rodriguez was recognized, officers spoke along with her household, who mentioned she had run away along with her boyfriend, Flores, again in September 2022, when she was 15. Police realized that Flores lived simply over 350 toes away from the place Rodriguez's physique was discovered.
Throughout their investigation, officers discovered a photograph that Rodriguez had posted on her social media account that confirmed her canine and a blanket that seemed just like the one discovered overlaying her physique on Jan. 16.
Police spoke with a member of the family who confirmed the blanket seen within the photograph and located on the scene was one which Rodriguez and Flores used for his or her canine. The member of the family mentioned that Flores "regularly shoots his gun" and fought with Rodriguez.
Witnesses within the neighborhood advised Dallas Police that Flores had chased Rodriguez down the road throughout a struggle and that he had bodily assaulted her weeks earlier than her homicide.
When interviewed by police, Flores "confirmed no emotion and appeared detached" about his girlfriend's homicide, the affidavit mentioned.
Whereas he was being interviewed by police, a member of the family was seen leaving Flores' house and was pulled over by Dallas police. The member of the family advised police that he had two weapons within the automobile, each of which belonged to him. Dallas Police mentioned two weapons had been situated nevertheless it was unclear if one in all them was the homicide weapon. The automobile was towed for extra crime scene processing.
After getting a search warrant for Flores' house, Dallas police discovered a "model new air mattress" inside his room. The affidavit mentioned a witness advised police that they noticed a member of the family loading up a mattress right into a truck and driving off on Jan. 12. Crime scene technicians processed the realm beneath the air mattress in quest of blood that may have been cleaned up. After using forensic instruments, the affidavit mentioned police discovered proof of blood within the carpet beneath the mattress that had been cleaned up.
Flores was booked on Jan. 21 into the Dallas County Jail on a homicide cost.
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