US police: 5 children, 3 adults found dead inside Texas home

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AP Houston (US)
Last Updated : Aug 09 2015 | 6:13 PM IST
US authorities say five children and three adults have been found dead inside a Texas home following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police.
Harris County Sheriff spokesman Thomas Gilliland tells KHOU-TV that deputies were called to a home in the Houston area yesterday. He says deputies subsequently received information indicating that a man inside the home was wanted on an aggravated assault warrant.
Gilliland says while waiting for a High Risk Operations Unit, deputies spotted the body of a juvenile through a window. Four deputies forced themselves inside, prompting the 49-year-old suspect to begin shooting.
Deputies pulled back, and the man surrendered about an hour later.
The relationship between the suspect and victims wasn't immediately known.
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First Published: Aug 09 2015 | 6:13 PM IST