# Shooting at Allen Starbucks kills one

> A domestic violence incident during a child custody exchange turned deadly at a Texas Starbucks.
- Title: Shooting at Allen Starbucks kills one | Shortify
- Summary: A domestic violence incident during a child custody exchange turned deadly at a Texas Starbucks. A custody exchange at an Allen Starbucks escalated into…
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- Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth — https://fox4news.com/news/1-dead-1-hospitalized-after-shooting-allen-starbucks
- Author: Carter Freemon
- Published: 2026-09-18T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: allen texas, starbucks shooting, domestic violence, custody exchange, allen police department, jorge jairala, dallas, shooting incident, hospitalization, news, local
## Shooting erupts at Starbucks
Allen Police responded to a shooting at a Starbucks on State Highway 121 around 6 p.m. on Friday, September 18. Two people were shot during what police describe as a domestic violence incident.
## Custody exchange turns violent
The shooting happened during a child custody exchange between a father and the mother's boyfriend. Both men were shot in the altercation.
## One dead, one hospitalized
The mother's boyfriend died from his injuries at the hospital. The father, identified as 48-year-old Jorge Jairala from Dallas, remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
## Children present but unharmed
The children involved in the custody exchange were present at the Starbucks but were not injured during the shooting.
## Father charged with murder
Jorge Jairala has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting. The mother's boyfriend's identity has not been released.
## Key takeaway

A custody exchange at an Allen Starbucks escalated into gunfire that killed one man and injured another, with children present but unharmed.