Texas: A man suspected of opening fire on a family Christmas celebration outside Dallas was dressed in a Santa Claus suit when he killed six people and then himself, police said on Monday.
Authorities continued their search for clues in Grapevine, a Dallas suburb dubbed the “Christmas Capital of Texas,” to explain the Sunday murder-suicide rampage that left the seven shot dead among unwrapped holiday presents.
The dead, four women and three men between the ages of 15 and 58 were found on Sunday morning in an apartment living-room by police answering a voiceless 911 emergency call, authorities said.
A community of about 46,000 people some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Dallas, Grapevine is known for its wine-tasting salons and was proclaimed by the state Senate as the “Christmas Capital of Texas” for its abundance of annual holiday-season events.
“This is obviously a terrible tragedy,” Mayor William Tate said in a statement.
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