Houston father 'shoots dead his four children and two adults after family row before police corner him on way to kill grandparents'

Four children and two adults are dead after a shooting Wednesday night at a suburban Houston home. Harris County Precinct 4 Assistant Chief Deputy Constable Mark Herman says the shooting happened in the 700 block of Leaflet in the Spring area and apparently arose from a breakup in the family who lived in the house. The suspect, a male, was finally arrested around 10 p.m. local time after a three hour stand-off with police, pictured right. SWAT vehicles rammed the car he was sitting in after he drove into a cul-de-sac, pictured left, following a 30 minute car chase. 

A father shot dead four of his children, a man and a woman who were with them and critically injured his 15-year-old daughter, during an apparent jealous rage Wednesday evening, authorities said.

The stricken teenager was able to call 911 and later warned deputies that her father planned to go to her grandparents' home to kill them, said Deputy Thomas Gilliland of the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Ron Lee Haskell, 33, the suspected gunman eventually surrendered sank to his knees and surrendered after a tense three-hour standoff with deputies who had cornered him in a nearby cul-de-sac.

Surrender: The suspected gunman is pictured center as he surrendered after a three-hour standoff with deputies who had cornered him in a cul-de-sac

'It appears this stems from a domestic issue with a breakup in the family from what our witness has told us,' Assistant Chief Deputy Constable Mark Herman of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office told reporters. He did not explain further.

Stand off: The suspect, a male, was in his car during a stand off with police

Scene unfolding: This was the scene last night in Houston after 34-year-old Ron Lee Haskell reportedly opened fire on members of his family in Houston

The sheriff's department said precinct deputy constables were called to the house in the northern Houston suburb of Spring about 6 p.m. Wednesday and found two adults and three children dead.

Another child later died at a hospital.

Killed were two boys, ages 4 and 14; two girls, ages 7 and 9; a 39-year-old man; and a 33-year-old woman, said Deputy Thomas Gilliland of the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

The gunman and his wife are estranged, and she lives out of state, Gilliland said. All of the children were theirs. Two of the dead children were adopted, he said.