Children and 3 Adults Found Dead in Texas Home

A man has been charged with capital murder after five children and three adults were found dead at a house in suburban Houston, Texas, on Saturday night.

David Conley, 48, was charged with capital murder in the deaths.

Deputies called to perform a welfare check Saturday evening got no response at the door to the home when they arrived, Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Thomas Gilliland said. A prior warrant was already outstanding for Conley related to assault of family members, the police said.

Deputies surrounding the house saw a child’s body through the window, and decided to enter the home, according to Gilliland.

Four deputies then forced their way into the home, prompting the 49-year-old male suspect inside to begin shooting. “The deputies withdrew from the home … and awaited the arrival of the” unit.

About an hour later, the suspect surrenders, so the police stormed inside the house, to find a horrific scene.

In 2013, he was charged with aggravated assault for threatening the identical lady with a knife.

The world across the residence was nonetheless cordoned off Sunday, with sheriff’s deputies coming out and in of the home and the medical expert’s workplace having arrived on the scene.

In 2000, he was arrested for retaliation, accused of placing a knife to his then-girlfriend, threatening to kill her, her child and himself. He was sentenced to 5 years in jail for retaliation.

An current rifle was in fact indicated at 11 p.m. Count, and also a Belt squad was in fact posted into the market.

“Cops were walking around with their handguns out, telling people to remain in their houses”.

Cartagena stated he heard one gunshot however wasn’t positive if there have been extra. “Due to the amount of victims and the proximity to the people in the house, it’ll be a scene that’s going on for a while”, Gilliland said. They had been shot, some multiple times, and many were restrained with metal handcuffs, lead investigator Sergeant Craig Clopton told reporters.

Neighbor Dalila Mercado said she didn’t know the residents of the house well, but would occasionally say hello to Valerie Jackson and see her children waiting to catch the school bus. She said officials then had him next to her fence, taking fingerprints and photographs.

Alan Cartagena, 19, said he was attending a barbecue at a home a couple houses away. She stated she did not acknowledge the person taken out of the home.