Arlington murder-suicide, thousands want a say in Sherin Mathews’ burial, views on the Mexico border: Your weekend roundup

Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. [Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far.] October 29,  2017 By Holly Rusak and Nicholas Friedman Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. ☀️ Weather: A cold morning, sunny with a milder afternoon. High: 75 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. (Google Maps) crime Father fatally shoots daughter's boyfriend, runs over couple before killing himself A father [fatally shot his daughter’s boyfriend, ran his daughter over and fatally shot himself]( Friday night in the parking lot of a shopping center in north Arlington, police said. About 10 p.m., the father arrived at Lincoln Square shopping center, at I-30 and North Collins Street, to confront his daughter and her boyfriend, both in their 20s. None of their names were released by police. The father shot the boyfriend before running the couple over with a pickup as the daughter tried to help her boyfriend, police said. He fled the scene. Fatal shooting: A 28-year-old man who [drove his bullet-riddled truck into a South Dallas fire station]( early Saturday later died of his gunshot wounds, police said. Drunken driving: The police sergeant in charge of Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price's security detail was [arrested Friday on suspicion of driving while drunk](. Hit and run: A driver was hospitalized after being [ejected from a vehicle and run over by a driver who fled]( on Saturday morning, Dallas police said. special offer [special offer digital access]( People gather at a memorial for missing 3-year-old Sherin Mathews on Oct. 22 at a tree behind her home in Richardson. (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) richardson As Sherin Mathews' body is released, thousands of strangers want a say in how she's buried Sherin Mathews’ body was discovered on Oct. 22. Her father, Wesley Mathews, was arrested Oct. 21 on a charge of injury to a child. The Dallas County medical examiner's office confirmed Saturday that Sherin's body has been released, though the office declined to say to whom. Thousands of people [have taken to Facebook to post unfounded theories]( about Sherin's death or videos of themselves crying over "Princess Sherin." They've dubbed her "daughter of the world" and "our child." They follow developments posted on Sherin-focused Facebook pages and Twitter hashtags. Now they're looking to lay claim to her body and give her an interfaith burial. Experts say it's a bold request that's based on misinformation -- and isn't legally sound. And: Were 3 a.m. feedings part of [doctors' orders for Sherin Mathews](? Read more: [The disappearance and death of Sherin Mathews.]( Traffic moves on the El Paso border highway, right, next to the border fence the separates the U.S. and Mexico. (Victor Calzada/The El Paso Times via AP) mexico How you view the Mexico border depends on where you live, Pew poll says Americans who live near the U.S.-Mexico border have more unfavorable views about the area than residents who live farther away, [according to a poll released this week]( by the Pew Research Center. Fifty-seven percent of Americans who live within 200 miles of the border hold a favorable view of Mexico, compared with 66 percent in other parts of the U.S., according to the poll. For Mexicans, 41 percent who live within 200 miles of the U.S. border have a favorable view of the U.S., compared with only 28 percent of those who live farther away. The poll, with a 5.1 percentage margin of error, was conducted between March and April. More than 1,000 people were sampled. And: Texas pecan growers turn to Ted Cruz [for bigger slice of export pie.]( Also: A Texas NFL owner and ally of Jerry Jones in his push to require players to stand during the national anthem [has apologized -- twice -- for a remark he made earlier this month]( as league executives discussed what to do about kneeling athletes. Advertisement (Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Morning Chester Hollingsworth shares a laugh with co-worker Garrett Whitcomb at S&H Distributing in Dallas. [Meet the 100-year-old man who still goes to work]( in Dallas every week. Around The Site - Need a ride? Through a pilot program with MV Transportation, [160 Dallas Area Rapid Transit paratransit riders are now getting a Lyft](. - Get your spook on: There’s still time for haunted houses! We’ve got a list of [hair-raising haunts you won't want to miss](. - Football: The [secret behind]( Cowboys DE DeMarcus Lawrence's health and production. - To the opera: Dallas Opera's 'La Traviata' is [musically fine, but dramatically problematic.]( - He’s got it: Bruno Mars [proves that we can all get along]( during his joyous Dallas concert. - Shopping spree: TangerOutlets Fort Worth [opened Friday in the fast-growing northern section]( of Tarrant County. opinion roundup - Yesterday’s problem? [Don't let the loose dog crisis]( go the same way so many other Dallas problems have, writes our Editorial Board. - ‘Rolling homeless shelter’: [After riding DART for 7 years](, contributing writer Deb Rowles is done. - Extinguished hope: Sen. John [Cornyn betrays himself and his party]( with his embrace of Roy Moore, writes our Editorial Board. - Tyranny of the majority: No, Sen. Cruz, your colleagues should not shut up about Donald Trump, writes Editorial Writer Jay Caruso. - Fraying two-party system: Democrats could [defeat Trump by not running a candidate in 2020](, suggests contributor Dylan Whitehead. - Right in time for Halloween: [The Republican Party as we've known it has died](, writes author Richard Parker. (File) Finally... Texana writer Charlie Scudder and his girlfriend are getting ready for homecoming at SMU, where they’re both graduate students. But Charlie wants to make this one extra special for Hanna: I’m surrounded by feather boas and cowbells and teddy bears. Moms and daughters fuss over racks of ribbons, trying to find just the right combination in time for the big day. [I’m 27. I’m in a homecoming mum shop. I’m lost](. I’ve been mum shopping before. I was 18 and awkward, trying to stay under budget but not skimp. The last thing I wanted was to give my date a cheap-looking mum. I was rushed from crowded aisle to crowded aisle. Sweaty and nervous, I felt swindled when the mum moms rang up an order that nearly drained the allowance funds I’d saved. I was determined not to be swindled again. Advertisement 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Google]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. 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