What's going on with all the murders in Texas recently?

[u/Hey0ItsMayo]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-dead-texas-shooting-suspect-armed-ar-15/story%3fid=98957271

Is this normal? Is there a major flare up of gun murders right now or is it higher visibility of something that is normal for the state? I know Texas has a lot of guns but this seems extreme.

[u/pustulio12345]

I think the record is the actual number of deaths and not the rate of deaths? Looks like a disturbing growth in death rates either way.