Five people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police and authorities, Trend reports citing Reuters.
The shooting took place late Friday and the police were still looking for the suspect, the report added.
Officials from the San Jacinto County Sheriff's office received a call about harassment from Cleveland at around 11:31 p.m. local time but when they reached the scene they found several victims who had been shot, ABC reported.
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The San Jacinto County Sheriff's office told the broadcaster that
the suspect was a Mexican man who was intoxicated, armed and on the
run.
The Cleveland Police Department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for a comment. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's office could not immediately be reached for a comment.