The shooter is believed to have left the county, but the sheriff’s office urged nearby residents to stay home.
The FBI also launched a search for the suspect, requesting information on his whereabouts but warning the public not to contact him.
The Texas killings appear to be the latest in a series of shootings triggered by seemingly normal interactions: a man accidentally knocking on the wrong door, a cheerleader accidentally getting into the wrong car, someone accidentally driving into the wrong driveway. Hey, there’s a ball rolling in the neighbor’s yard.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have so far been more than 170 mass shootings in the United States — defined as one in which four or more people are injured or killed.
With more firearms than residents, the United States has the highest rate of gun deaths of any developed country — 49,000 in 2021, up from 45,000 a year earlier.