SWAT Team Fails Again

"Wichita Falls, TX - Two people are dead following what appears to be a murder suicide in a home on the southwest side of Wichita Falls early this morning. Police got a 911 call about 12:59 a.m. today from a male caller who said two people had been shot and were dead at 2701 Miller Court, according to police.

"Officers who arrived on scene found a 15-year-old girl and a four-year-old girl outside the home. They were not injured. The officers took them to safety. More officers and the SWAT team arrived and began negotiating on the phone with a man inside the house.

"Those negotiations broke down about 4 a.m. A Code Red was issued by telephone for for some residents in the area and police made door-to-door contact with some neighbors alerting them to stay inside and stay away from windows. The SWAT team fired tear gas into the home about 5:30 a.m., according to neighbors.

"They entered the house and found a man and a woman dead in the home. Police were still on the scene at 9 a.m. and were attempting to get a search warrant to search the home."

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