Grapevine Lake Tragedy: Legacy Media Skirts Biden Admin's Release Of Alleged Killer
After police arrested two suspects who allegedly fled after 18-year-old Ava Moore was killed on Grapevine Lake over Memorial Day weekend, officials announced they were illegal aliens who had been arrested – and released – under Biden's administration, as The Dallas Express reported at the time.
The alleged killer, 21-year-old Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez – and the man who helped her escape, 21-year-old Maikel Coello Perozo – were illegal aliens from Venezuela.
After Gonzalez allegedly killed Moore with a jet ski on May 25, Gonzalez and Perozo fled the scene. The Grapevine Police Department and Texas Game Wardens launched a multi-day manhunt and ultimately captured Gonzalez and Perozo on May 27.
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that day that Gonzalez and Perozo were illegal aliens 'who never should have been in our country in the first place.' On May 28, officials held a press conference and said the suspects were previously arrested and released when they illegally crossed the border under Biden's administration. The Dallas Express reported both stories soon after they broke.
After Paxton announced the suspects were illegals, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram only once reported the news, the fact that the suspects were illegal aliens until the end of the article – key intel that possibly explains the suspects' motivation for fleeing. The outlet simply referred to them as 'undocumented immigrants.' Likewise, only one time did the Star-Telegram mention the fact that authorities previously arrested and released the suspects. This information appeared in a brief paragraph halfway down another article.
The Dallas Morning News noted – briefly – that they were 'undocumented immigrant[s].' While the outlet has mentioned multiple times that they were in the country illegally, only – in the body of an article – did it report that authorities previously arrested, then released, Gonzalez and Perozo when they crossed the border illegally.
Gonzales entered America illegally on September 28, 2023, and Perozo entered illegally on January 22, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday. Both were 'released by the previous administration into the country.' ICE has lodged immigration detainers with the suspects, and both are now 'in removal proceedings.'
'Ava Moore was a patriot serving her country when she was killed by an illegal alien in a hit-and-run over Memorial Day weekend. This senseless tragedy was 100 percent preventable,' said DHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin in a press release.
'Daikerlyn Gonzalez and Maikel Perozo should have never been in our country and Ava Moore should be alive today preparing for the Air Force Academy. The previous administration's open border policies have cost too many Americans their lives.'
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a history of left-leaning coverage. In March, it published an opinion piece claiming it is a 'blessing' to love America, but 'being proud of it is a dangerous curse.' '[T]he Fort Worth StarTelegram was purchased out of bankruptcy from a California company by a New Jersey hedge fund,' Chris Putnam, CEO of The Dallas Express, posted on X. 'There's nothing remotely Texan or Fort Worth about it.'
The Dallas Morning News admitted to a in June 2024 when an editor published an opinion piece explaining why the outlet does not represent conservative viewpoints. As The Dallas Express reported at the time, the paper has published pieces criticizing Texas' 'harsh moves against transgender youth' and claiming tollways 'show little mercy for Texans of color.'
Reacting to the editor's piece in The Dallas Morning News, the paper's readers echoed concerns about the paper's failure to represent conservative opinions. As The Dallas Express previously reported, one reader wrote, 'Being a conservative Republican and multi-decade subscriber and a carrier way back in high school, I was on the verge of canceling your paper because of this and rising subscription rates.'
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