Updated Info @ 4:11pm Sunday July 24th 2011
(CNN) -- A man opened fire at a Texas roller skating rink during a birthday party for one of his children, killing his estranged wife and four of her family members before turning the gun on himself, police said Sunday.
Tan Do, 35, and Trini Do, 29, were hosting the party at the Roller World Skating Rink in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas, on Saturday for one of their two children, Grand Prairie police said in a statement.
"The couple had been involved in ongoing marital problems and it is believed that this led to the shooting," police said. "Trini Do was among the deceased."
Police responded to a call of a shooting at 7:10 p.m. Saturday (8:10 p.m. ET). Officers found the bodies of five people; a sixth person -- the suspect -- with a gunshot wound to the head; and four other people who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Others who were killed included Trini Do's sisters, Lynn Ta, 16, and Michelle Ta, 28; her brother, Hien Ta, 21; and her sister-in-law, Thuy Nguyen, 25. "It appears the suspect targeted his estranged wife and her family members," police said.
The couple's two children were not harmed, and were in the care of other family members Sunday, authorities said.
Tan Do was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.
About 30 people were attending the party at the time of the shooting, but the roller rink was not open to the public, police said. Employees of the rink were not injured. Witnesses were interviewed by police, and the police department's crisis counselors and chaplain were working with the survivors, authorities said.
GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – A shooter opened fire at a roller rink at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday, killing at least five and wounding three, Grand Prairie Police spokesman John Brimmer said.
Brimmer said a family member attending a private birthday party at the Forum Roller World at 1900 S. Great Southwest Parkway pulled a gun and opened fire during an argument. Five have been pronounced dead and three were wounded, Brimmer said. Those injured were taken to area hospitals.
The suspect was shot, Brimmer said, although it was not clear if that was self-inflicted. He did not know the suspect’s status.
“It’s still real sketchy because this is just the beginning of our investigation,” Brimmer s
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