Five children, 3 adults found dead inside Texas home after armed stand-off

Eight people - including five children and three adults - were found dead inside a Texas home following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police. Deputies were called to a home in the Houston about 9 p.m. Saturday to perform a welfare check, Harris County Sheriff spokesman Thomas Gilliland said. 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.

At this time, we have what appears to be five children and three adults.

Harris County Sheriff spokesman Thomas Gilliland

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. The man surrendered about an hour later. Once inside, officers uncovered the grisly scene. The relationship between the suspect and unidentified victims wasn’t immediately known.

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.

Spokesman Thomas Gilliland

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