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6 Dead in Texas Shooting; Suspect Surrenders After Standoff
Jul 9, 2014, 10:36 PM ET
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PHOTO: A shooting suspect raises his hands as law enforcement officers surround him following a three-hour standoff, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.
A shooting suspect raises his hands as law enforcement officers surround him following a three-hour standoff, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.
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A Texas father went to the home where his kids were staying on Wednesday and opened fire - killing six people, including four of his children who ranged in age from 4 to 13 - and surrendered to police after a tense three-hour standoff in a suburban cul-de-sac outside of Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

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The lone survivor of the shooting is the man's 15-year-old daughter - who managed to dial 911 and tip off police that her father intended to kill her grandparents. She remains in critical condition, they said.

PHOTO: Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.
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PHOTO: Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.

The victims include the suspect's children - two boys, 13 and 4, and two girls, ages 9 and 7, authorities said. Two relatives caring for the children, a 39-year-old man and 33-year-old woman, were also found dead at the home at 711 Leaflet Lane.

PHOTO: This map shows the location of a shooting in Spring, Texas, and where the shooting suspect engaged in a standoff with police on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
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PHOTO: This map shows the location of a shooting in Spring, Texas, and where the shooting suspect engaged in a standoff with police on Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The suspect, described by authorities as a male in his mid-30s, fled the house and led police on a short chase in the neighborhood and standoff. They are not identifying the suspect at this time.

PHOTO: People stand with a law enforcement officer near the scene of a shooting, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.
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PHOTO: People stand with a law enforcement officer near the scene of a shooting, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.

Three of the children were found dead inside the home, and a fourth child died after being airlifted to a hospital, police said. The surviving teen was listed in critical condition at a local hospital.

Raw Video: Police Chase Suspect in Texas Shooting
Spring Texas Shooting Police Chase Suspect in Raw Video

The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office originally reported that five children and one adult had been killed, but the Harris County Sheriff's Office later said that four children and two adults had been killed.

As the trucks blocked the suspect's car, the man visibly engaged with police from the driver’s seat. Police said the suspect had a handgun and was holding it to his head. They were speaking with the man by cell phone as darkness fell over the scene. Nearby homes were evacuated.

PHOTO: Law enforcement officers surround a shooting suspect in his car, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.
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PHOTO: Law enforcement officers surround a shooting suspect in his car, July 9, 2014, in Spring, Texas.

At about 10 p.m. CT, authorities swarmed the vehicle, and the suspect was taken into custody.

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Suspect Surrenders in Slayings of Four Children, Two Adults in Texas
By Andrew Blankstein

A man involved of a domestic dispute shot dead four of his own children, killed two adults who were with them, and critically wounded his teenage daughter in a suburb of Houston Wednesday, before surrendering to police following a tense standoff, authorities said.

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The names of the suspect and the victims were not released. Law-enforcement officials said the suspect had a domestic argument involving a divorce before he drove to the home in Spring, Texas, and shot the five children and two adults.

Image: Law enforcement officers surround a shooting suspect on Wednesday, in Spring, Texas. Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle via AP
Law enforcement officers surround a shooting suspect on Wednesday, in Spring, Texas. After hours of waiting and negotiations, the man, suspect in the slayings of six people, including four children, emerged from his car, raised his hands and sank to his knees as deputies placed him under arrest.

Dead are two boys, 13 and 4; and two girls, 9 and 7; along with a 39-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman who were watching the kids, NBC affiliate KPRC reported. The slain kids were described as a mix of the suspects' biological and adopted children, the station reported. A sheriff's spokesman said the gunman's wife was out of town, The Associated Press reported.

The wounded 15-year-old girl was flown to a hospital in critical condition, but she was able to identify the suspect and tell authorities where he might be going next, Harris County Constable Ron Hickman said. The AP reported that a sheriff's deputy said the girl told authorities her grandparents were the next target.

Police were able to intercept him and stop him in the cul-de-sac after a 20-minute chase. Police surrounded the vehicle as they negotiated with the suspect until he surrendered just after 10 p.m. During the standoff the suspect held a gun to his head, Hickman said.

#BREAKING UPDATE 6 people, including at least 4 children, killed in domestic dispute shooting: http://t.co/B1ZKPA6LLc pic.twitter.com/FiKmUwZphk
— KPRC Local 2 Houston (@KPRCLocal2) July 10, 2014

"It appears this stems from a domestic issue with a breakup in the family from what our witness has told us," Assistant Chief Deputy Constable Mark Herman of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office told reporters, according to the AP.

Spring is just north of Houston and northwest of George Bush International Airport. The shooting scene is in a neighborhood of middle-class homes, with tree-lined streets and the occasional backyard pool.

Deputy treated for possible heat exhaustion as shooting suspect standoff in NW Harris County continues. pic.twitter.com/nuWORt3uBZ
— Phillip Mena (@phillipmenaKPRC) July 10, 2014
 
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