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Five people were killed, including an 8-year-old, during a shooting in Texas on Friday night, and the suspect is still at large, officials said.
San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said at a press conference that the office received a call just past 11:30 p.m. local time reporting harassment at a home in the town of Cleveland, located not far from Houston. He said patrol units found several people shot, and a total of five eventually died.
He said the victims’ ages range from 8 to about 40 years old. He said officials know they were all from Honduras.
Four of the victims died at the scene, while the 8-year-old died at a hospital.
The sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post that three additional patients were taken to a hospital, but their conditions are unknown. The office said two other people were medically evaluated on scene and released.
The victims’ names are not being released as authorities notify their next of kin.