Five people have been killed in a shooting at a home in eastern Texas, according to local officials, but only few details are currently available. It’s unknown if a suspect is at large. The incident was reported at 10:32 a.m. on Monday when deputies were called for an assault with multiple victims at a home in the 3600 block of FM 3126 in Blanchard. Blanchard is a community near Lake Livingston in Polk County, about 68 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of Houston. “Troopers from the Texas Highway Patrol and Deputies arrived on scene discovering multiple victims from apparent gunshot wounds,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. “The scene is extremely fluid making it difficult to release information.” Five people were confirmed dead, but there was no immediate word on their identities and it’s unclear if a suspect is at large. There was also no word on a possible motive.<doc-sep>Crime & Safety 5 Dead In East Texas Shooting An infant, her parents and grandparents were found dead from gun wounds at a home in the Blanchard community of Polk County on Monday. Reply LIVINGSTON, TEXAS — Five people — an infant, her parents and grandparents — were found dead near the East Texas town of Livingston on Monday. Law enforcement officials told media outlets three people were found dead outside a home in an unincorporated area of the county known as Blanchard. Two more dead were found inside the home. All appear to have been shot to death, officials said. In an evening press briefing, Chief Deputy Byron Lyons with the Polk County Sheriff's Office identified those shot: Carlos Delaney, 74, was found dead inside the house while his wife, Lynda Delaney, 72, was found dead outside, according to officials. Ashley Delaney, 27, the elderly couple's granddaughter, was found dead outside with her 15-month-old child, Ranley, according to law enforcement authorities. Also found dead was Randy Horn, 54, Ashley's husband and the father of the infant, according to police. He was found dead inside the house, officials added. Polk County Sheriff Kenneth Hammack wrote on social media that an emergency call was made shortly after 10:30 a.m. requesting police and an ambulance be dispatched to the 3600 block of FM 3126 in the Blanchard community of Polk County. Texas Highway Patrol troopers and sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene to discover the victims, Hammack wrote, all dead of from apparent gunshot wounds. The sheriff said a police investigation into the mass killing continues with the aid of Texas Rangers investigators. The caller described "multiple victims of an assault," according to the sheriff. Lyons said the caller, who was in a closet at the time of the shooting, survived the massacre. She is not considered a suspect, he noted. Lyons noted a suspect was not in custody, nor was a search for the culprit planned. Even after conveying the assessment, the chief deputy stopped short of categorizing the crime scene as a murder-suicide while citing the ongoing nature of the police investigation. However, the officer stressed the public at large was not in danger —verbiage often used by law enforcement in such incidents to suggest ensuing violence is not a random act but one solely involving victim(s) and suspect(s) who may already have known each other. During the press briefing, Lyons was asked if police were aware of a grisly post on Randy Horn's Facebook page taken the night before the killings. The image shows a bloody-stained floor with the caption: "And this is why I can't be out in the bars at night....blood on the floor!" "We're in the process of trying to determine if that actual pic that he took is part of our crime scene or if it took place at a location where he was last night," Lyons said in response to a reporter's question. Citing court records, some media outlets reported that Ashley Horn filed for divorce from Randy Horn in Montgomery County, Texas, in October 2018.<doc-sep>
Five family members — among them a 15-month-old child — were found dead of gunshot wounds Monday morning at a Polk County ranch, according to authorities. Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies found the two men inside a home and three women, including the child, outside in the 3600 block of FM 3126 around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a call of an assault. Each of the victims were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. A sixth person had been locked inside a bedroom during the killings and woke up around 5:30 a.m. to a commotion that police described as popping noises, said Byron Lyons, chief deputy of the sheriff’s office. She called her son, who then called the authorities. DOUBLE TRAGEDY: Houston families reeling after two die in Virgin Islands The woman was not hurt. The slain were identified as Ashley Delaney and her husband, Randy Horn, as well as their child. The great-grandparents of the child, Carlos and Lynda Delaney, were also those killed, Lyons said. The chief deputy declined to say whether or not the shooting was a murder-suicide. A firearm was recovered from the home, which is about 75 miles northeast of Houston, and no suspects are outstanding, he said. At HoustonChronicle.com: Solutions to gun violence from an NRA lifer [Opinion] "This has been a rough day," Lyons said during a press conference Monday night. "This is a horrible, horrific crime. I ask that the community pray for this family. This is something Polk County is not used to." The Texas Rangers is also investigating the shooting. NEWS WHEN YOU NEED IT: Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message | Sign up for breaking news alerts delivered to your email here.