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A Mesquite mother of five, Keisha Hilliard, was fatally shot in her home after police performed a welfare check on Sunday.

Police have identified the suspect as 42-year-old Christopher Whitt, Hilliard's boyfriend and father of their six-month-old child.

The suspect, Christopher Whitt, is currently on the run, and police and U.S. Marshals are urgently searching for him.

MESQUITE, Texas - This all started with a welfare check on Sunday afternoon by the suspect's family. Christopher Whitt's family members called Mesquite police after Whitt dropped off his 3-year-old and his newborn with them unexpectedly.

Christopher Whitt is still on the run.

Fatal Shooting Followed Welfare Check

What we know:

Halloween decorations are still up outside a Mesquite home that now sits empty.

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