3 die in Texas shooting rampage

ORANGE, TEXAS - Police using helicopters and dogs searched the woods of Southeast Texas on Tuesday for a Bible-carrying man who killed three people in a rampage across two counties, telling a witness ``I&#39;m one of those people.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Two of the dead were children. Two other people were wounded, one critically. <br> <br> The Newton County Sheriff&#39;s Department identified the man being sought as Perry Anthony Stevenson, 42. <br> <br> The violence started early Monday when a man killed a woman in Orange, set fire to the home where the shooting occurred, then stole a car from a nearby home. <br> <br> Relatives identified that victim as Mirian McEloy, 52, Stevenson&#39;s live-in girlfriend. <br> <br> ``She didn&#39;t know nothing about him,&#39;&#39; said McElroy&#39;s daughter, Priscilla Bailey of Kirbyville. ``That&#39;s what scared me all the time.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The stolen vehicle was found wrecked about 40 miles away, near Call in Newton County, where a man broke into the home of Charles White and fired four shots into an empty bedroom. <br> <br> ``He said, &#39;I don&#39;t want to hurt anybody. I don&#39;t want to kill anybody,&#39;&#39;&#39; said White, 68, who was home with his wife. <br> <br> White told the Beaumont Enterprise the man was carrying a Bible and a copy of the book ``Alcoholics Anonymous.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> At one point, the man said: ``I&#39;m one of those people. I&#39;m one of those people.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> When the man left, White ran after him and fired two shots from his shotgun. He said he thought he might have hit the man. <br> <br> About 100 yards away, the man broke into the home of Gary and Gwen Pearson, where he shot Gwen Pearson and their three children. <br> <br> Ashley Pearson, 10 and April Pearson, 14, were killed. Gwen Pearson was in critical condition, the Newton County Sheriff&#39;s department said, and 5-year-old Kaitlyn was in good condition at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. <br> <br> Police said the man stole the Pearsons&#39; vehicle, then wrecked it and ran into the woods near Call. <br> <br> Neighbors of Stevenson and McElroy described him as a loner and a recluse. <br> <br> ``He just locked himself inside that trailer,&#39;&#39; said Tammy Ambrose.