Polk County sheriff's officials said five East Texas family members, including a 15-month-old child, had been shot dead and two men were found dead at the scene. inside the house, while two women and the girl had been found outside the residence.
The adults were identified as Ashley Delaney, her husband Randy Horn and Delaney's in-laws, Carlos and Lynda Delaney. The identity of the child was not immediately revealed.
According to Lyons, a woman who was found secure and locked in a bedroom closet told investigators that she woke up around 5:30 on Monday, at a background noise. She called her son, who alerted the authorities around 10:30.
Lyons says a firearm was recovered from the house about 120 km northeast of Houston and no suspects were found. But he refused to describe shootings as homicides and suicide.
