A Texas man shot four family members including his eight-year-old niece, before turning the gun on himself, authorities have said.
Alrick “Shawn” Barrett, 46 opened fire at a home in suburban Houston just before 7am on Saturday, killing his estranged wife, her two siblings, and the young girl.
The incident occurred after Barrett returned his young child from a visit, Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan said at a news conference on Wednesday.
Mr Fagan said that after arriving at the home, Barrett told his estranged wife that he wanted to reunite, but she refused.
Yet another disgusting headline. I’m ready for the gun culture in America to make a change.
Don’t hold your breath.
First we’d have to get rid of the propaganda that keeps the fear and entitlement well stoked in the sizeable minority that support the Gun Ownership Party – we’ll call it the GOP for short – and the foreign cash that funds it, and I don’t see the GOP letting go of that any time soon.