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A father has been accused of killing three children, including his own infant daughter, by stabbing them with a screwdriver leaving blood spattered all over their family apartment. According to court documents, 27-year-old Junaid Hashim Mehmood stabbed his 6-week-old daughter Ashanti as well as her two half-siblings - 2-year-old Prince Larry Brown and five-year-old Angela Pilot, at their home on January 3 in Texas City.

Mehmood is then said to have attacked 24-year-old Kimaria Nelson, the children's mother, by shooting her in the face with a pellet gun. She is still in critical condition, reported Daily Mail.

27-year-old Junaid Hashim Mehmood (Source: Texas City Police Department)

The authorities arrested Mehmood after they received a call to go to his apartment by his brother who had stopped by the home to check on him after he wrote a disturbing Facebook status. This happened only minutes after he finished the killings and it seemed like he apologized to his family.

The 27-year-old was allegedly infuriated after he was fired from his job at the Good Will Store when he committed the horrifying attack. He then confessed to the authorities after he was taken into custody and is now currently being held on three capital murder charges.

Mehmood reportedly told the authorities once he was taken into custody that he first attacked Angela by hitting her on the head with a hammer before he finally stabbed her with the screwdriver. According to the arrest affidavit, the 5-year-old's skull was fractured in multiple places and her elbow was also revealed to be broken.

Prince was reportedly stabbed multiple times in the chest. His heart and lungs were punctured in the attack and he also sustained cuts to his head. No information was given on the infant or where she was found in the apartment.

Mehmood told the authorities that he couldn't remember how he killed his infant daughter. When the officers finally arrived at the scene, they followed a trail of blood into one of the bathrooms and found Kimaria, the mother, on the ground "covered in blood". She was allegedly "grunting and moaning" and had a few small pellets embedded in her face.

Mehmood is said to have fled the building after he was done with his horrific attack and called the authorities from a different location telling them that he knew they were looking for him. When they finally located him, they arrested him on an outstanding charge. Once he was taken into custody, he proceeded to tell the officers how he killed the children.

Before Mehmood was arrested, he put up a status on Facebook saying: "I’m sorry.. I was a great man to everyone.. I do apologize ohh and thanks for firing me. Sorry to my family and my girlfriend family and most of all sorry to queen Kimaria Nelson."

The man is yet to make his initial court appearance or even enter a plea. The court documents have revealed that a mental assessment has been ordered for him. Residents living at the Pointe Ann Apartments in Texas City all gathered outside the complex on January 13 for a candlelight vigil for the victims. The mother was rushed to the University of Texas Medical Branch, a hospital in Galveston, and went through emergency surgery.

Mehmood is said to have a criminal background that dates back to 2010 and he was arrested for hitting his girlfriend. According to records, he has also been charged with robbery, theft, evading arrest and assault causing bodily injury to a family member. The terms of his previous sentence had made it illegal for him to own a firearm.

On January 3, Texas City police Lt. Kenneth Brown told the Houston Chronicle that Kimaria was not able to speak to any investigators. He told the paper: "It's a very intense scene over there. Everybody involved is either deceased or injured." Mehmood is also reported to have three other children.