"Two children were killed and two more were critically injured in a shooting early on Saturday near the Houston suburb of Angleton, Texas, authorities said. The Brazoria county sheriff's office said in a Facebook post that deputies responded to reports of the shooting and found two children, ages 13 and four, fatally shot. Two other children, ages eight and nine, were flown by medical helicopter to a hospital and were in critical condition."
"All people believed to be involved in the shooting have been detained, the sheriff's office said. There is no ongoing threat to the community, according to the Facebook post. Officials offered no other details about where the shooting took place or the circumstances to that led up to it. Phone and email messages left for several spokespersons for the county were not immediately returned."
"While details are still developing, the loss of two children in such a manner is a tragedy, the sheriff's office wrote in the post. Our thoughts are with the family and everyone affected as we continue to learn more about this heartbreaking situation. Angleton is a city of about 19,500 and is the seat of Brazoria county. It is located about 45 miles (72km) south of Houston and is within the HoustonThe WoodlandsSugar Land metropolitan area."
Two children were killed and two others critically injured in a shooting early Saturday near Angleton, Texas. The Brazoria County sheriff's office said deputies responded to reports and found two children, ages 13 and four, fatally shot. Two other children, ages eight and nine, were flown by medical helicopter to a hospital and remained in critical condition. All people believed to be involved have been detained and authorities said there is no ongoing threat. Officials offered no additional details about the location or circumstances. Phone and email messages to county spokespersons were not immediately returned.
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