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U.S. NEWSMonday 10 August 2015

Police: Man who killed 8 had a dispute with woman victim

JUAN A. LOZANO This booking photo shows The dead were identified uty Tim Cannon of the Har- lice then heard gunshots
Associated Press 48-year-old David Conley. as parents Dewayne Jack- ris County Sheriff’s Office. coming from the front of
HOUSTON (AP) — A family Authorities on Sunday, Aug. 9, son, 50, his wife Valerie “The killer’s motives appear the house. A standoff en-
of six children and two par- 2015 said Conley restrained Jackson, 40, and children to be related to a dispute sued between officers and
ents were handcuffed and and fatally shot in the head Nathaniel, 13, Dewayne, with Valerie, who was a for- Conley. He later gave him-
fatally shot in the head at eight people, including 10, Honesty, 11, Caleb, mer domestic partner.” self up to authorities and
a Houston home by a man children, at a Houston home 9, Trinity, 7, and Jonah, 6. Conley told police that was arrested.
with a violent criminal his- where he had previously Nathaniel was believed to he discovered on Satur- Court records show Con-
tory who had previously lived. (Harris County Sheriff’s be Conley’s son from the day morning that the locks ley’s criminal history dates
been in a relationship with Office via AP) relationship with Valerie had been changed at the back to at least 1988, with
the mother and had a dis- Jackson. The Harris County home after he had moved the most recent incident
pute with her, authorities Sheriff’s Office had earlier out. He entered the home last month, when he was
said Sunday. said that there were three through an unlocked win- charged with assault. In
David Conley, 48, was adults and five children dow, according to the af- court documents, authori-
charged with capital mur- killed. fidavit. ties say the suspect had
der in the deaths. Conley, “We do not — cannot — Officials later responded been arrested for allegedly
who is being held in Harris fully comprehend the mo- to a request to do a wel- assaulting Valerie Jackson.
County Jail, didn’t appear tivation of an individual fare check at the house The attack happened at
at a court hearing Sunday that would take the lives of and got no response at the the home where the bod-
where an arrest affidavit so many innocent people. door. They saw through a ies were found and docu-
was read. The judge de- Especially the lives of the window a child on the floor ments say he was in a dat-
nied him bond. youngest,” said Chief Dep- with a gunshot wound. Po- ing relationship with her.q