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Deadly gun spree at Texas court | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A man has opened fire outside a court in the US state of Texas, killing one person and injuring three, say police. | |
Bartholomew Granger, 41, tried to escape in a vehicle after the attack in the city of Beaumont, about 80 miles (128km) east of Houston. | |
One person, reported to be his daughter, was hit by the suspect's lorry as he tried to get away. He took hostages before turning himself in. | |
He was at court as part of an ongoing family dispute, police said. | |
Mr Granger was later arrested on a murder charge and held without bail. | |
Family battles | |
The shooting began when Mr Granger grabbed a gun from his vehicle and began firing, authorities said. | |
The woman who was shot and killed was named as 79-year-old Minnie Ray Seabolt of Deweyville, Texas. She was thought to have been an innocent bystander. | |
His daughter remained in hospital in a critical condition, authorities said. The daughter's mother and a third person treated for their injuries and allowed to leave hospital. | |
The Associated Press news agency reported that Mr Granger had been involved in a bitter court battle that was set to involve his daughter, 20, testifying against him. | |
The agency said Mr Granger had been involved in legal wrangling with the cities of Beaumont and Houston in recent years. | |
At a news conference, deputy police chief Zena Stephens confirmed the suspect was injured by police returning fire outside the courthouse. | |
One person ran into the courthouse for safety after being shot, she said. | One person ran into the courthouse for safety after being shot, she said. |
After abandoning the lorry in a nearby street, the suspect ran into a nearby building and took hostages. | After abandoning the lorry in a nearby street, the suspect ran into a nearby building and took hostages. |
Once inside, employees of the construction firm based there eventually disarmed him and allowed police and Swat teams inside, reports said. | |