# Arlington Child Stabbed

> Arlington 5-year-old fatally stabbed after apartment attack.
- Title: Arlington Child Stabbed · Dallas Express | Shortify
- Summary: Arlington 5-year-old fatally stabbed after apartment attack. A 5-year-old died from stab wounds in Arlington after a suspect approached police at a gas…
- Keywords: breaking, arlington, 5-year-old, stab wound, child injured, suspect, police custody, news, politics, Child, Stabbed, Dallas Express
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/crime/5-year-old-dies-from-stab-wounds-after-arlington-apartment-attack-second-child-injured
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-01T16:30:50+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: breaking, arlington, 5-year-old, stab wound, child injured, suspect, police custody, news, politics
## Arlington 5-year-old
A 5-year-old was found fatally stabbed in an Arlington apartment after a suspect approached police at a gas station with a knife.
## Suspect Fled to Apartment
The suspect fled in a vehicle after claiming he stabbed a child and was stopped by police on Interstate 30.
## Second Child Injured
Police found a second child injured inside the apartment complex where the 5-year-old died from stab wounds.
## Suspect in Custody
A man named Heyco Cruz Linares was booked at 1 a.m. Thursday with charges of capital murder of a person under 10 years of age.
## Injuries Under Investigation
Police have not released the extent of the second child's injuries or the suspect's relationship to the children.
## Key takeaway

A 5-year-old died from stab wounds in Arlington after a suspect approached police at a gas station with a knife and fled to an apartment complex where he injured a second child.