Man dressed as Santa Claus shoots 4 at Texas Halloween party
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Halloween party in Texas ended in bloodshed Sunday morning when a man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire, wounding four people, two critically, police said.
The suspect fled to a house down the block from the private house party and was arrested.
Charges were pending, Austin police spokesman Lee Knouse told reporters.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“The suspect was described as being dress up as Santa Claus,” Knouse said. “It was a holiday party, a Halloween party.”
Three of the victims went to the hospital.
Paramedics said a man and a woman were critically injured, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Another man suffered serious injuries. The fourth victim refused medical treatment at the scene.
The suspect received medical care but officials didn’t say how he was injured, the paper reported.