Archive

7 Killed in Texas's 'Christmas Capital'

CRIME

Shot dead before opening presents.

cheats/2011/12/26/7-killed-in-texas-s-christmas-capital/texas-christmas-murder-family-cs_myuzsa
Mike Fuentes / AP Photo

Seven people were found dead in their apartment in Grapevine, Texas on Christmas day—an apparent murder-suicide spree right after the group opened presents. Police found the bodies of four women and three men after they received a voiceless 911 call Sunday morning. While details are still thin, police say they believe one man killed the rest before shooting himself. The victims range as young as 18 and as old as their sixties. Grapevine, a Dallas suburb, was recently named the “Christmas Capital of Texas” by the state senate.

Read it at Associated Press