Six Dead in Texas Shooting, Suspect Surrenders After Standoff
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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SPRING, Texas) — Six people were shot to death, including at least four children, and a seventh person was injured at a home in Spring, Texas, late Wednesday, police said.
A standoff between police and a suspect in the shootings ensued after a brief car chase. Police brought in two trucks and wedged the suspect’s vehicle between them on a cul-de-sac near the site of the shooting.
Harris County Precinct 4 Assistant Chief Deputy Mark Herman told ABC station KTRK this was a “domestic disturbance.”
According to police, a woman at the 711 Leaflet Lane house who was shot said a family member was responsible and that person had left to kill another family member who worked at a nearby restaurant. Police were able to intercept the suspect before he got to the restaurant. The woman who was shot was clinging to life at a local hospital.
As the trucks blocked the suspect’s car, the man visibly engaged with police from the driver’s seat. Police said the suspect, in his mid-40s, had a handgun and was holding it to his head. They were speaking with the man by cell phone as darkness fell over the scene. Nearby homes were evacuated.
At about 10 p.m. CT, authorities swarmed the vehicle, and the suspect was taken into custody.
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