Father suspected of shooting six dead near Houston;;
A gunman has surrendered to police in the United States after
allegedly shooting dead six people, including four of his own children, near Houston.
One of the suspect's daughters is in critical condition after being shot in the head, but she was able to direct police to him.
After a 20-minute chase, the man's car was surrounded and he surrendered following a two-hour stand-off.
Police said the incident appeared to have started over a domestic dispute.
After two hours of talking, the suspect surrendered to police
The suspect was cornered in his car after a chase
Police discovered the bodies of the children and two adults at the house in Spring, Texas.
Police described the suspect as a man in his 30s with a beard who was "cool as a cucumber".
When approached by officers he was "just sitting in his car looking out at us," said Sgt Thomas Gilliland.
There followed "two hours of constant talking with a man armed with a pistol to his head and who had just killed six people".
Police had been called to a house about 18:00 (23:00 GMT) and found three children and two adults dead, a Harris County Sheriff's Office statement said.
A fourth child died in hospital. The children ranged in age from 4 to 13. The two adults, both male, are also believed to be related to the suspect.
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