Suspect in Custody After Victim Beheaded at Dallas Motel

(WBAP/KLIF) — WFAA News 8 — A person was beheaded at a Dallas motel Wednesday morning and a suspect is in custody, police sources say.

WFAA crews reported dozens of police vehicles on the scene at the Downtown Suites motel in the 3400 block of Samuell Boulevard, near Interstate 30 and the Tenison golf course in East Dallas. The entrance to the motel is blocked off with crime scene tape.

Police say they were called to respond to a stabbing call at the scene around 9:30 a.m. and found a suspect had cut a person “with an edged weapon several times.” Dallas Fire-Rescue also responded to the scene, where the victim died.

Officials say the suspect is in custody and charges are pending.

A witness told WFAA that the suspect began stabbing the person with a machete after an argument on the motel property and the victim tried to run away, but fell, and the suspect continued stabbing the person.

Audio of calls on Broadcastify and police incident detail reports also describe a chase and suspect armed with a machete “cutting someone’s head off.”

Dallas Police executive assistant chief Terrence Rhodes said during a press conference that officers patrolling the area responded to take the suspect into custody.

“Our officers were proactively patrolling the area and responded quickly to take the violent criminal into custody,” said Rhodes. “Even though [the suspect] was armed with a bladed weapon, the officers showed tremendous restraint and used minimal force to apprehend him. This violent crime will not go unpunished and our department will thoroughly investigate and bring charges against the suspect.”