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.

  • SeaJ
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    2411 months ago

    It’s so nuts that domestic violence does not get guns removed from a house in many states.

    • @Aecosthedark
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      711 months ago

      And yet getting caught with weed, otherwise legal or not, immediately ensures your guns ate removed (as far as i know as a non American)

    • @[email protected]
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      -611 months ago

      Is it?

      “No person shall be […] deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law […].” - 5th Amendment

      • @mojofrododojo
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        11 months ago

        IT IS.

        do you need a comprehensive list of the dead just in the last few years?

      • @AnalogyAddict
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        311 months ago

        According to that interpretation, you couldn’t arrest people until they were convicted.