police find 7 dead in Grapevine.

[GhostTX]

Ridiculous...So tired of these murder/suicide of families stories.

[Captain Crawfish]

thats crazy rip to those involved

[03trubluGT]

That would be so jacked up to get the best Christmas present ever and then have dad go postal.

[racrguy]

If that wasn't bad enough, how about having one of your last memories being Santa killing your whole family.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57348469-504083/cops-man-who-allegedly-killed-six-relatives-on-christmas-day-was-dressed-as-santa/

(CBS/AP) GRAPEVINE, Texas - Police say a man in Texas believed to have fatally shot six family members on Christmas day before committing suicide was dressed as Santa Claus.

On Monday, Grapevine police spokesman Sgt. Robert Eberling said the shooter, a member of the family, showed up in the Santa outfit shortly before gunfire erupted. The identity of the shooter and the victims will be released after autopsies are conducted Monday, he said.

Police went to the apartment during the day on Sunday after receiving a 911 call in which no one was on the other line. They found four women and three men, aged 18 to 60, dead. A motive for the shootings remains unclear.

"It appears they had just celebrated Christmas. They had opened their gifts," Grapevine Police Sgt. Robert Eberling said Sunday, adding that the apartment was decorated for the holiday, including a tree.

Two handguns were found near the bodies and it appears all died of gunshot wounds, he said.

Grapevine Police Lt. Todd Dearing said investigators believe that the victims were related, although some were visiting and didn't live in the apartment. He said police are looking for other relatives to inform of the deaths.

Police and firefighters first rushed to the Lincoln Vineyards complex after receiving the open-ended 911 call at about 11:30 a.m., Eberling said.

"There was an open line. No one was saying anything," he explained.

The apartment is located in the middle-class neighborhood of Grapevine, not far from the upscale Fort Worth suburb of Colleyville.

Many of the nearby apartments are vacant and police said no neighbors reported hearing anything on Christmas morning.

Eberling says the shootings involved the first homicides in Grapevine since 2010.

[sig239]

So I guess an apt. will be opening up soon? will there be a discounted rate?

New carpet I'm guessing.

[Frank]

sounding like the daughter was headed for big things and bright future, but maybe too "westernized" for her father's taste. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm thinking if this ends up being some islamic bent "justified" killing, the news is going to down play it because they are all "peaceful" right?

[CexMashean]

sounding like the daughter was headed for big things and bright future, but maybe too "westernized" for her father's taste. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm thinking if this ends up being some islamic bent "justified" killing, the news is going to down play it because they are all "peaceful" right?

Where the fuck did you get this from?

[Gear_Jammer]

More info:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...anta-suit.html

AND

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/arch...t-cry-for.html

[Frank]

Where the fuck did you get this from?

speculation at this point by last names, the Dad doing the killing...sounds like an honor killing. Just sounds familiar like what happened here.

Muslim father kills teenage daughters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=favzluXtznM

Pakistani Dad Guns Down 6 Daughters Over Suspected Dating

http://newsone.com/world/newsonestaff4/father-kills-daughters-honor-killing/

Muslim Father Who Killed His Wife and Three Daughters Says He’d Do It Again

http://jotzoom.com/tag/muslim-father-kills-daughters-and-wife/

[Vertnut]

It's amazing how overseas news sources get the info quicker than we can, and we're within a few miles of the incident.