by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Last night at around 11:30 Texas time, a man was out in his yard in Cleveland, Jacinto County, Texas, firing his AR-15 semi-automatic weapon just as he often did. The neighbors had grown used to this dangerous noise and often tried to ignore him while working to keep their children calm. But last night some neighbors had apparently had enough. They came up to the fence and asked the man to stop shooting so that a baby in their household could get some sleep.
The shooter was intoxicated.
The complaining neighbors made the shooter angry, and he then went into their house and opened fire on the people who were inside. Five people ranging in age from eight to forty were gunned down and killed, mostly with " execution-style" shots to the head. Three of those who died were female and two - including the eight-year-old - were male.
Two of the women who were killed were found lying on top of small children to protect them. Those children survived, though they were covered in the blood of their mothers.
The shooter and his gun had departed the area by the time officers from the county sheriff's department arrived. This morning he is still described as being "on the loose." Police are searching for the shooter, and they do know his identity.
Texas: a land where guns have more protections than humans - and a great place to avoid on your next family vacation!
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