Two adults and four children have been shot dead in Texas.
A 15 year old girl was seriously injured in the incident at a house in a suburb of Houston.
A suspect in the shooting was surrounded by police in a nearby cul-de-sac and surrendered a short time ago after a standoff with officers that lasted around 3 hours.
US media outlets are reporting that the suspect, aged 39, is the father of the four children who died, and the injured 15 year old girl.
A local police chief briefed ABC news on the casualties;