Slaughter in Houston: 5 Kids, 3 Adults Dead, Gunman In Custody
Eight people — including five children and three adults — were found dead inside a Houston-area home following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police, Texas authorities said Sunday.
Deputies were called to a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road about 9 p.m. Saturday to perform a welfare check, Harris County Sheriff spokesman Thomas Gilliland told KHOU. Gilliland said deputies subsequently received information indicating that a man inside the home was wanted on a warrant for aggravated assault on a family member.
Gilliland said while waiting for a High Risk Operations Unit to arrive at the scene, deputies spotted the body of a juvenile through a window. Four deputies then forced their way into the home, prompting the 49-year-old male suspect inside to begin shooting. Deputies pulled back and waited for the operations unit to arrive.
Deputies pulled back, and the man surrendered about an hour later.
“At this time we have what appears to be five children and three adults,” Gilliland said. “Ages and genders we do not have, and cause of death we do not have. The medical examiner will have to determine a cause of death.”
The shock is just setting in:
Click here for reuse options!Neighbors woke up Sunday morning in disbelief about the tragic scene nearby.
"It gives me goosebumps." Neighbor describes what it was like hearing 8 people died in home on Falling Oaks #KHOU11 pic.twitter.com/fF6WWtG4rw
— Grace White (@GraceWhiteKHOU) August 9, 2015
“It’s a hard job being a patrolman in this town, and our deputies do a yeoman’s job every day, but when they’re forced to see some of the most horrific things along this nature, especially of children, and someone so callous could do something like this to children – we have our family assistance coming out to talk to our deputies and help them decompress,” said Gilliland.
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13 responses to Slaughter in Houston: 5 Kids, 3 Adults Dead, Gunman In Custody
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labman57 August 9th, 2015 at 12:26
Gee, if only the children had been issued firearms, perhaps this tragedy could have been prevented … isn’t that so, Governor Abbott?
angry42 August 9th, 2015 at 13:12
Thats a stupid comment
Talibandrew Breitbot August 9th, 2015 at 13:57
When I hear the words “Governor Abbott,” I half-expect to hear them followed by “… and Attorney General Costello.” I know – I’m showing my age.
whatthe46 August 9th, 2015 at 14:17
but it’s a good one.
angry42 August 9th, 2015 at 14:45
FIRST BASE!!!
fredoandme August 9th, 2015 at 19:09
third.
tracey marie August 9th, 2015 at 17:30
abbot and patrick bellow that cure for gun deaths all the time, just arm everyone.
William August 9th, 2015 at 13:20
I wonder how the fair and balanced people will spin this?
angry42 August 9th, 2015 at 13:28
What spin?
Some dude killed 8 people…
however the media seems to not be really reporting this….I wonder why?
Talibandrew Breitbot August 9th, 2015 at 13:56
Because #BlondeLivesMatter! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a08f54ebfcd3c32c1e21d62e80a56d7ad7605213f008b168063445dedc8cf6b9.jpg
The Original Just Me August 17th, 2015 at 00:03
Thank you, I believe you just cured my Ed.
allison1050 August 9th, 2015 at 15:23
You just read it here and it was picked up from the NYDaily News and they in turn picked it up from the media in Houston…what more do you want?
tracey marie August 10th, 2015 at 07:47
Seems this woman had multiple restraining orders and 2 kids with her abusive partner. She had another man she called her “husband” and had 5 kids with him. Typical abused woman, afraid to leave completly yet aware of the danger, why didn’t the courts or the community give her the help to leave for good and save herself and her family?