In the quiet aftermath of violence, a welfare check in northeast Dallas revealed not only two lives lost but two small children left to wait alone in an apartment for nearly three days — a detail that sharpens the human cost of a robbery that turned fatal on June 26. Authorities have now named Infant Johnson as the second of three suspects in the killings of Jimena Nunez Sandoval and David Stewart, with one man already in custody and a third still unidentified. The investigation asks something of the community as much as of law enforcement: that the full circle of accountability be closed, for
Dallas police identify second suspect in double homicide where young children found unharmed
Two adults were fatally shot; two young children (ages 3 and 8 months) were left unattended in the apartment for approximately 2.5 days before discovery.
Two small children left alone for nearly three days
Mark
So the children were alone in that apartment for two and a half days after their parents were killed?
Mimi
Yes. The 911 call came in late on June 26, but when officers responded that night, no one answered the door and they left. The welfare check didn't happen until June 29 around noon.
Luke
Do we know what the children had access to? Water, food? The source doesn't say.
Mimi
It doesn't. We know they were unharmed when found, but the specifics of their condition aren't in the reporting.
Mark
And the robbery—was that the motive from the start, or did something else trigger the confrontation?
Mimi
The affidavit says the three people went there to rob them. One witness told police Edwards admitted that much. But we don't know what led them to that apartment or that couple specifically.
Luke
The source says Edwards shot Stewart, but it also says "one of the other robbers also fired a shot." So we don't actually know which shot killed which person.
Mimi
Right. The affidavit attributes one shot to Edwards and mentions another, but the cause of death for each victim isn't specified in what we have.
Mark
Johnson is still at large. How confident are police that they'll find him?
Mimi
They're asking the public for help and offering a $5,000 reward. But there's no statement from police about their confidence level or timeline.
Luke
And the third suspect—completely unknown?
Mimi
Completely. No description, no name, nothing.
Mark
So this case is still very much open.
Mimi
Very much. Two suspects identified, one arrested, one still being sought, and a third person entirely unaccounted for.
Le Pouls
- Two young children — one an infant, one a toddler — spent nearly three days alone in an apartment with the bodies of their parents before anyone came to check on them.
- What began as a robbery on the night of June 26 escalated into a double homicide, with surveillance footage capturing three suspects returning to the scene multiple times to steal belongings and the couple's car.
- One suspect, Quincy Edwards, 19, is already behind bars on two capital murder charges with bail set at $5 million, after a witness alleged he admitted to the robbery and fired the shot that killed David Stewart.
- Dallas police have now publicly named Infant Johnson, 23, as the second suspect, warning the public he is considered armed and dangerous as the search for him intensifies.
- A third suspect remains unidentified, leaving the investigation incomplete and investigators appealing to the public for tips that could bring the full case to resolution.
In the quiet aftermath of violence, a welfare check in northeast Dallas revealed not only two lives lost but two small children left to wait alone in an apartment for nearly three days — a detail that sharpens the human cost of a robbery that turned fatal on June 26. Authorities have now named Infant Johnson as the second of three suspects in the killings of Jimena Nunez Sandoval and David Stewart, with one man already in custody and a third still unidentified. The investigation asks something of the community as much as of law enforcement: that the full circle of accountability be closed, for the sake of those two children who survived what their parents did not.
On June 29, a welfare check brought Dallas police to the Northridge Court Apartments in northeast Dallas, where they discovered a scene that told two stories at once: two adults, Jimena Nunez Sandoval, 24, and David Stewart, 27, had been shot and killed, and two children — ages 3 and 8 months — had been alone in the apartment for nearly three days, alive but unattended.
The violence had begun three nights earlier. Just before midnight on June 26, a 911 call reported gunshots and a fight at the same address. Officers responded but left when no one answered the door. According to an arrest-warrant affidavit, surveillance footage captured three individuals approaching the apartment that night, confronting Stewart, and forcing their way inside. One fired the fatal shot. The group returned repeatedly through the night, stealing belongings and taking the couple's car before disappearing.
Authorities have since identified two of the three suspects. Quincy Edwards, 19, was arrested last month on two counts of capital murder and remains held on $5 million bail; a witness told police Edwards admitted to planning the robbery and firing the shot that killed Stewart. On Friday, police named Infant Johnson, 23, as the second suspect — described as 5-foot-11, roughly 150 pounds, with a dollar sign tattooed on his neck and the word 'Blessed' above his right eyebrow. He is considered armed and dangerous.
A third suspect has not yet been identified. Investigators are asking the public for any information that might help locate Johnson and complete the case, with Crime Stoppers offering up to $5,000 for a tip leading to an arrest and indictment.
On the afternoon of June 29, Dallas police arrived at the Northridge Court Apartments in northeast Dallas after someone called asking for a welfare check. Inside one unit, officers found two people dead—Jimena Nunez Sandoval, 24, and David Stewart, 27—and two children, ages 3 and 8 months, alive and unharmed but alone. The children had been in that apartment for nearly three days.
Police now say the killings began the night of June 26, when a 911 call came in just before midnight reporting gunshots and a fight at the same address. Officers responded but left when no one answered the door. What happened inside during those hours, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit, was the start of a robbery that would end in two deaths. Surveillance footage showed three people approaching the apartment that night and confronting Stewart. One of them fired a shot. One forced his way inside.
The attackers left but came back repeatedly throughout the night, police allege, stealing belongings and taking the couple's car from the parking lot. By the time the welfare check brought officers to the door three days later, Nunez and Sandoval were dead, and the two small children had been alone in the apartment the entire time.
On Friday, Dallas police identified Infant Johnson, 23, as the second suspect in the killings. Johnson is described as a Black man, 5-foot-11 and about 150 pounds, with distinctive tattoos including a dollar sign on his neck and the word "Blessed" above his right eyebrow. Police consider him armed and dangerous. A first suspect, Quincy Edwards, 19, was arrested last month on two counts of capital murder and remains in custody with bail set at $5 million. According to the affidavit, a witness told police that Edwards admitted going to the apartment to rob the couple and that Edwards had fired the shot that killed Stewart. One of the other robbers also fired a shot, the document states.
A third suspect has not been identified. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Yahir Perez at 469-849-3757 or yahir.perez@dallascityhall.com, or Detective Edgar Morales of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force at 214-681-0664 or edgar.morales@dallascityhall.com. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.
Citations marquantes
Police described Johnson as armed and dangerous and said he should be considered a threat— Dallas Police Department
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