Police mum on motive of shooting that left 5 dead in South Texas farming town

Show Caption Hide Caption Five dead in Robstown, Texas shooting Five people were found dead including suspected shooter Richard Starry. Three were shot at a nursing home and two others including a 13-year-old boy were killed at a nearby home.

ROBSTOWN, Texas — A 13-year-old boy was among those killed in a string of shootings Friday night that left five people dead, Robstown police said.

Police believe Richard Starry, 60, shot and killed his father Ernest Starry, 85, and stepmother, Thelma Montalvo, 60, at Retama Manor nursing home.

The bodies of the 13-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man were also found at a home Ernest Starry shared with Montalvo. Their names weren't released.

"Evidence leads us to believe that the two that were killed at that home were the first victims of this shooting," Robstown police Chief Erasmo Flores said at a press conference Saturday.

Police believe the crimes are related and that the shooter was among the dead. Authorities would not speculate on a motive for the shootings.

Officers were called to the nursing home, in the 600 block of East Avenue J, where they found the bodies of Montalvo, Ernest Starry and Richard Starry.

A gun was found nearby.

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Authorities later received a call that sent them to a home on 4200 block of west state Highway 44. When they arrived, they discovered the teen and the 40-year-old man dead inside.

Flores said his department is preparing a report on the shooting that will be given to Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez in the coming days.

Scores of law enforcement agencies converged on both location, causing concern for many in this close-knit agriculture town of 11,000 residents just minutes from Corpus Christi.

Family and friends of nursing home residents waited Friday night in a nearby parking lot to hear the status of their loved ones.

#BREAKING: Robstown City Secretary Herman Rodriguez said three people are dead after a shooting at Retama Manor Nursing Home in the 600 block of E. Avenue J. @callerdotcom pic.twitter.com/MYrlDEERua — Alexandria Rodriguez 🚨 (@Caller_AR) July 28, 2018

Late Friday, the nursing home was temporarily locked down. Residents and family were asked to go to Seale Junior High while they waited for the lockdown to be lifted.

“You never think it’s going to happen to your family,” said Doris Salazar, whose mother stays at the nursing home. “You think they’re safe.”

Medics are making their way down the E. Avenue J in Robstown. Reports are they are headed to a pawn shop. @callerdotcom pic.twitter.com/pjNJRWXCC2 — Alexandria Rodriguez 🚨 (@Caller_AR) July 28, 2018

The Texas Rangers are expected to assist in the investigation, city officials said in a news release.

State Rep. Abel Herrero, D-Robstown, said city officials, with the assistance of Gov. Greg Abbott's office, will have the Texas Department of Public Safety have grief counselors on hand for those who need it.

Staff writer Mark Young contributed to this report.