Police: Standoff at Texas home ends with 3 dead; neighbors report hearing gunfire from home

Police: Standoff at Texas home ends with 3 dead

GALVESTON, Texas — Police in Galveston, Texas say three people died in an apparent double-murder suicide after an eight-hour, overnight standoff with authorities.

Galveston Police Lt. D.J. Alvarez identified two victims as 51-year-old Joyce Bell Randle and her 21-year-old daughter, Jacqueline Evette Randle. The identity of the third person, a man, wasn’t immediately released.

Police in this coastal city 50 miles southeast of Houston say the standoff began Monday night after neighbors reported hearing gunfire inside the home. It ended about 6:20 a.m. Tuesday after police fired tear gas into the home.

Alvarez said police had tried to contact those inside the house but were unsuccessful. He said police didn’t find a suicide note but a shotgun was recovered at the scene.