Gunman kills 4 in US state of Texas

Police are investigating two deadly shootings in Dallas, the U.S. state of Texas, which left four people dead and another four wounded, local media reported on Thursday. The shootings happened on Wednesday night and a suspect has been taken into custody. The first shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. local time. Police were called to a home in southwest Dallas and found two people shot dead and two others injured. The suspect then fled to another home in DeSoto and killed two more people and injured two children, police said. Police arrested the male suspect at the house where the second shooting took place, according to media reports.