Eight people killed in Texas home shooting

A family of eight people, including six children, found shot dead inside a house in Texas. The dead were identified as Dewayne Jackson, 50, his wife Valerie Jackson, 40, and children Nathaniel, 13, Dewayne, 10, Honesty, 11, Caleb, nine, Trinity, seven, and Jonah, six. The gunman fired at police from inside the home in the Houston area but later surrendered. The suspect has been named as David Conley and it is thought that he had previously been in a relationship with the children's mother. Chief Deputy Tim Cannon of the Harris County Sheriff's Office said: "We... cannot fully comprehend the motivation of an individual that would take the lives of so many innocent people, specially the lives of the youngest. "The killer's motives appear to be related to a dispute with Valerie." Conley is being held in jail without bond. Court records showed that Conley's criminal history dated back to at least 1988. Last month, he was charged with assault of a family member, according to BBC.
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