A 49 year old man, David Ray Conley III, has been
charged with tying up and shooting dead his ex-
wife, her Husband, and six children - including his
own 13 year old son - at her house in Houston.
David Ray Conley III, had recently moved out of
the family home and came back to find the locks
had been changed, he told police.
But the serial criminal allegedly found an open
window on Saturday night, climbed through,
then killed all 8 family members.
Conley told investigators that he restrained
8 people inside with metal handcuffs, including
Jackson and shot them in the back of the head.
The identities of the victims were released in a
press conference Sunday afternoon. They include,
Valerie Jackson, her husband Dwayne Jackson,
50, Dwayne Jackson, Jr., 10, His own son-
Nathaniel Jackson, 13, Honesty Jackson, 11,
Caleb Jackson, 9, Trinity Jackson, 7, and Jonah
Jackson, 6.
Doctors at the scene said all 8 victims suffered
gunshot wounds to the head and died at the
scene, the prosecutor noted.
Conley, who didn't appear in court, has been
charged with three counts of capital murder and
had bond denied, one capital murder count covers
multiple deaths, another is for a person under 6
years old, according to court records. He was
wanted on a warrant assault on a family member
and is now being held in the Harris County Jail.
After an hour-long stand-off with police inside the
house, Conley was arrested and charged with
capital murder.
Conley was arrested Saturday evening after a
standoff with police after Harris County Sheriff's
deputies responded to the home for a welfare
check.
After the standoff, deputies found the 6 children
and 2 adults dead inside the home.
The sheriff's office held a press conference
Sunday afternoon. Chief deputy Tim Cannon said
the incident is a tragedy with which the
community is all too familiar.
"We're here today on a very sad day,"
Cannon said. "We're here with our brothers
in arms standing behind us because we're
all hurting. It's a difficult day for us at the
sheriff's office. Once again, a tragedy has
struck…our city. Our hearts go out to those…
affected by this tragedy."
HCSO Spokesman Thomas Gilliland said when
deputies arrived, no one responded at the front
door. They then received more information that
indicated a man in the home was wanted on a
warrant.
The sergeant on the scene called for a High Risk
Operations Unit, similar to SWAT, to help make
entry and investigate. While the call was being
placed, deputies surrounded the home, and they
spotted the body of a juvenile through a window.
At that point, the sergeant and three deputies
forced their way in, and Conley began shooting,
the sheriff's office says. Deputies pulled back and
waited for the HROU and a negotiator to arrive.
Authorities established contact with the Conley,
and after more than an hour he came outside and
surrendered without further incident.
The bodies of eight people were found in the
home, Gilliland said.
A Gofundme account has been created for the
family to help with burial costs.
Court records show Conley's criminal history
dates back to at least 1988, with the most recent
incident last month, when was charged with
assault of a family member.
In court documents, authorities said the suspect
had been arrested for allegedly assaulting the
woman he was living with at the home where the
bodies were found.
Court documents said Conley pushed the
woman's head against a refrigerator multiple
times after she tried to stop him from disciplining
her son with a belt. The case was still pending.
In 2013, he was charged with aggravated assault
for threatening the same woman with a knife. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine months
in the county jail.
In 2000, he was arrested for retaliation, accused
of putting a knife to his then-girlfriend,
threatening to kill her, her baby and himself.
I what is the world turning into.
Source:NFC
