Man charged after eight found shot dead in Texas home

A man who engaged police in a standoff at a Texas home has been charged with capital murder after the bullet-riddled bodies of six children and two adults were found inside, officials said on August 9.

The eight people were discovered on August 8 by deputies performing a welfare check at the Houston-area residence after a concerned relative requested the search, officials with the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
 
The victims were found in each of the house's three bedrooms. They had been shot, some multiple times, and many were restrained with metal handcuffs, lead investigator Sergeant Craig Clopton told reporters.    

The deputies initially tried to contact residents inside the home before spotting a child's body through a window, Chief Deputy Tim Cannon told reporters.
 
They then forced their way in and were peppered with gunfire and withdrew. Negotiators from a high-risk operations unit later convinced the alleged assailant to surrender, Cannon said.
 
Police have identified the man as David Conley, 48, a former domestic partner of Valerie Jackson, who died in the attack.
 
Jackson, 40, also lived in the house where she, her husband and children were killed.
 
"There was a prior relationship" between Conley and Jackson and at least one of the dead children, the oldest, could be Conley's, Clopton said.
 
"The killer's motives appear to be related to the dispute with Valerie," Cannon said.    

"It's obvious he had some distaste for what was going on within his personal life and his family life," he added.    

A prior warrant was already outstanding for Conley related to assault of family members, the police said.
 
Conley's rap sheet of domestic...