Homicide victim Maria Arteaga-Manuel
It happened a bit north of the Lake Highlands area, but those of us around the neighborhood Friday likely heard the sirens piercing a quintessentially spring afternoon in north Dallas.
Fire engine 22 fled to the scene of a fire burning a two-story apartment building in the 14000 block of Peyton Drive, near I-635 and Central. There first responders discovered, near the front door of unit 207, the body of a young grandmother, 48-year-old Maria Arteaga-Manuel. Neighbors (via social media) say she lived there with possibly three family members but was home alone at the time of the fire.
Though one local news station reported a “fatal fire,” police now say the woman was murdered.
“Detectives discovered that the victim died from homicidal violence prior to the fire,” according to a news release from the Dallas Police Department.
Homicide Detective D. Chaney who is working the case asks that anyone with information related to Arteaga-Manuel’s death to call 214-671-3650 or email derick.chaney@dpd.ci.dallas.tx.us. If you have intel but wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477). When turning over information, refer to case number 107901-2016.
