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Dallas Police Arrest Two on Gun Charges in 2-Year-Old’s Shooting Death

The case shows how online leads can drive coordinated police work.

Overview

  • Dallas police said Monday that two men are in custody in the April 23 shooting in East Oak Cliff that killed 2-year-old Khy'ree McDonald.
  • Toderick Austin, 25, is charged with making a firearm accessible to a child resulting in death and with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
  • Jayveion Burnley, 18, is charged with possession of prohibited weapons, including a machine gun, according to police and jail records.
  • Investigators said tracking Austin’s social media led them to Burnley, then a search warrant led to both arrests and the recovery of several firearms and illegal narcotics.
  • Police said the Child Abuse, Violent Crimes, Safer Streets, and Fugitive Task Force units worked the case, bonds were set at $50,000 for Austin and $10,000 for Burnley, and the investigation remains ongoing.