2014 Harris County shooting

2014 Harris County, Texas, shooting
LocationNear Spring, Texas, U.S.
DateJuly 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)
TargetRelatives of ex-wife
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, domestic dispute, familicide
Weapons9 mm caliber Springfield Armory XD semi-automatic pistol
Deaths6
Injured1
PerpetratorRonald Lee Haskell
Participant1
MotiveApparent domestic dispute
VerdictGuilty of murders; sentenced to death in 2019
ConvictionsCapital murder (6 counts)

On July 9, 2014, a mass shooting occurred in a home located in northern Harris County, Texas, near the Spring census-designated place, a suburban area of the Greater Houston area, leaving six family members dead, four children, and a lone survivor. Ronald Lee Haskell, 34, was apprehended after a standoff that lasted several hours. Haskell was related to the victims via his ex-wife.