SPRING, Texas (AP) — FedEx says the suspect in the Houston-area shooting that left four children and their parents dead once worked on behalf of the company but has not since January. Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Ron Hickman says 33-year-old Ronald Lee Haskell was wearing a FedEx shirt when …
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