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Associated Press
GALVESTON, Texas — Three people died in an apparent double-murder suicide after an eight-hour, overnight standoff with authorities, police said Tuesday.
The names of the victims - two women and a man - were not released, but police in this coastal city 50 miles southeast of Houston said they were related.
Galveston Police Lt. D.J. Alvarez said the standoff began Monday night after neighbors reported hearing gunfire from inside the home and summoned police. 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 did not find a suicide note.