Two Dead In Rural Texas

"ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS — A man in rural Erath County shot and killed his 3-year-old grandson Friday afternoon before turning the weapon on himself, officials said.

"Jose Antonio Torres, 35, was identified by authorities as the grandfather. Miguel Angel Torres, 3, was identified his grandson.

"The murder-suicide is believed to have occurred just before 3 p.m., Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant said, when the elder Torres arrived home to find his 15-year-old daughter wasn’t there. The daughter is Miguel’s mother, Bryant said, and the two lived with Torres and his wife.

"`He became extremely upset and forcibly took his grandson to his vehicle,` Bryant said, adding that Torres was angry because his daughter wasn’t home to take care of the boy.

"While Torres was outside on the way to the car with Miguel in tow, he shot at his wife with a rifle, Bryant said, but missed.

"`He got into his Chevrolet pickup and drove a few 100 yards away from the residence`, he said. `His wife followed and found them both shot in the head.`

"The bodies have been sent to the Tarrant County Medical Examiners Office for an autopsy, Bryant said.

"Bryant said the man and the child were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crime on County Road 309 — off FM 219 near Purves.

"`It is a tragic incident,` Bryant said. `I don’t understand why a grandfather would shoot his 3-year-old grandson if he was upset.`"

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