Five kids, three adults killed in Texas

Houston: The US authorities said on Sunday that five children and three adults have been found dead inside a Texas home following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police.

Harris County Sheriff spokesman Thomas Gilliland told KHOU-TV that deputies were called to a home in Houston area. He says deputies subsequently received information indicating that a man inside the home was wanted on an aggravated assault warrant.

Gilliland says while waiting for a High Risk Operations Unit, deputies spotted the body of a juvenile through a window. Four deputies forced themselves inside, prompting the 49-year-old suspect to begin shooting. Deputies pulled back, and the man surrendered about an hour later.