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Haltom City Police: Father Killed Ex-Partner and 6-Year-Old in Planned Ambush Then Died by Suicide

Police will withhold further details to give the family privacy.

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.