Three young children were found shot dead in an apartment in Texas city on Thursday evening, January 3. Their father called the police to surrender.
The bodies were discovered at about 18.15 when the family came the relative. The tragedy occurred in a residential complex Ann Pointe Apartments in the 1200 block on 10th Street. By the way. This building is adjacent to one of the police stations Texas city.
As told to the police at the scene were found the bodies of the newborn girl, one year old (or slightly older) boy and 5-year-old girl. All the children were shot. Lying next to their mother. She received a gunshot wound to the head, but survived and was taken to the hospital of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
As reported by a spokesman for the police Department of the city Kenneth brown, the woman is in stable but serious condition and is not yet able to testify.
About 22 hours on the same day, the police received a call from 27-year-old Junaid Hashim of Mahmuda. The man said that he shot his children and tried to kill his wife. Mehmood told the police where it was located, and added that unarmed.
It is known that earlier Mehmuda already was arrested several times for beating girls and for robbery. In 2015 he received 3 years in prison and after his release he was forbidden to wield weapons.
The motive of the suspect is not yet known. The investigation is ongoing.
«This was one of the worst crime scenes that I’ve ever seen,» said Lieutenant brown.
