Five people are dead after being shot in a home by a suspect armed with AR-15 style rifle, police say.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:31 p.m. local time when officials from the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office received a call about harassment in Cleveland, Texas -- a small town located about 55 miles north of Houston.
The youngest victim in the shooting was 8-years-old and two female victims were discovered in the bedroom lying on top of two surviving children, authorities told ABC News. "The Mexican male subject, he has been known to shoot his 223 out in his front yard, which is evident by the shell casings that are laying in the front yard," said the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office.
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