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Police near the US city of Houston have cornered a man suspected of killing six people, including four children. Six people, including four children, have been shot dead at a house near the US city of Houston, police say.
Police say the shootings, in the town of Spring, 25 miles (40km) north of Houston, happened after a domestic dispute got out of control.
One woman is in critical condition after being shot in the head, but she was able to identify the suspect and direct police to him.One woman is in critical condition after being shot in the head, but she was able to identify the suspect and direct police to him.
He was found in his car not far from the crime scene, police said. After a chase, his car was surrounded and following a three-hour stand-off, he surrendered to police.
He had led officers on a chase lasting half-an-hour before they trapped him. Negotiations are now under way. Police said the incident appeared to have started over a domestic dispute over a break-up.
However, the suspect's relationship with the deceased is not yet clear.
Police describe the suspect as a man in his 30s with a beard who was "cool as a cucumber".
When approached by officers he was "just sitting in his car looking out at us," said Sgt Thomas Gilliland .
Pictures from local broadcaster KTRK showed a small car in a cul-de-sac sandwiched between two lorries with a dozen police vehicles near it.Pictures from local broadcaster KTRK showed a small car in a cul-de-sac sandwiched between two lorries with a dozen police vehicles near it.
Police were called to a house about 18:00 (23:00 GMT) and found three children and two adults dead, a Harris County Sheriff's Office statement said. Police had been called to a house about 18:00 (23:00 GMT) and found three children and two adults dead, a Harris County Sheriff's Office statement said.
A fourth child died in hospital.A fourth child died in hospital.