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Dallas Police Identify Suspect in 2023 Home-Invasion Killing, Seek Public’s Help

Zapata remains at large, with investigators sharing surveillance details to solicit tips.

Overview

  • Dallas police named Arnold Sustaita Zapata, 26, as a suspect wanted on a capital murder charge in the Dec. 30, 2023 killing of Juvenal Antero.
  • The shooting followed a ruse entry at the Maderas Apartments in Pleasant Grove, where three men forced their way in and Antero, 24, was shot defending his family.
  • Surveillance video shows three suspects fleeing and getting into a four-door red Kia Soul after the attack.
  • Zapata is described as about 6 feet 2 inches tall and 260 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, and he remains at large.
  • Police say the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous, urging tips to Detective Michael Christian at 469-670-4735 or michael.christian@dallaspolice.gov, or to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS referencing case #232551-2023.