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| Father suspected of shooting six dead near Houston | Father suspected of shooting six dead near Houston |
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| A gunman has surrendered to police in the United States after allegedly shooting dead six people, including four of his own children, near Houston. | A gunman has surrendered to police in the United States after allegedly shooting dead six people, including four of his own children, near Houston. |
| One of the suspect's daughters is in a critical condition after being shot in the head, but she was able to direct police to him. | |
| After a 20-minute chase, the man's car was surrounded and he gave himself up following a two-hour stand-off. | |
| Police said the incident appeared to have started over a domestic dispute. | Police said the incident appeared to have started over a domestic dispute. |
| "It appears this stems from a domestic issue with a breakup in the family, from what our witness has told us", a police press spokesman said. | |
| The gunman and his wife were estranged and she was not in the state of Texas at the time, police said. | |
| Police described the suspect as a man in his 30s with a beard who was "cool as a cucumber". | Police described 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. | 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". | There followed "two hours of constant talking with a man armed with a pistol to his head and who had just killed six people". |
| Critical condition | |
| 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. The children ranged in age from 4 to 13. The two adults are also believed to be related to the suspect. | |
| Two of the children who died had been adopted. | |
| The suspect's 15-year old daughter, who alerted police to the shooting, is currently in critical condition in hospital. | |
| She warned police that her father was heading for her grandparents' home, allowing them to intercept him on the way. |