Overview
- Police say a father shot his former partner and their 6-year-old in a car at Birdville Stadium on Friday before killing himself.
- Authorities identified the victims as Raissa Thatukila, 33, and her daughter, Nathy Mbuyi, and the shooter as John Mbuyi, 30.
- Detectives say he lured them to the parking lot with a promise of money and carried out an ambush planned in advance.
- Investigators cite an active custody dispute and report he had voiced troubling thoughts after his father's recent death.
- Birdville ISD says the child attended Cheney Hills Elementary, with counselors now at the school, as police pause further public details.