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Six dead in Houston house shooting | Six dead in Houston house shooting |
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Six people, including four children, have been shot dead at a house near the US city of Houston, police say. | Six people, including four children, have been shot dead at a house near the US city of Houston, police say. |
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. |
After a chase, his car was surrounded and following a two-hour stand-off, he surrendered to police. | |
Police said the incident appeared to have started over a domestic dispute about a break-up. | Police said the incident appeared to have started over a domestic dispute about a break-up. |
However, the suspect's relationship with the deceased is not yet clear. | 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". | 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. | |
There followed "two hours of constant talking with a man armed with a pistol to his head and who had just killed six people". | |
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. | 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. |