MacGregor (US): Five people were killed in a shooting in a residential area in MacGregor, Central Texas, USA, the international news agency Associated Press reported. One person was injured in the retaliatory firing by the security personnel. The assailant has been caught. However, the authorities did not clarify whether the assailant was injured in the police firing.
Police said there was no threat to public safety. It is not clear what led to the violence or the relationship between the aggressor and the victims. The names of the deceased have not been released.
The Texas Public Safety Agency said the residential area where the shooting took place was cordoned off. Texas Public Safety Agency spokesman Sergeant Ryan Howard declined to confirm whether the five dead had been shot. He pointed out that the cause of death of many people might not be ascertained.
