Grapevine police found seven people dead Christmas Day in an apartment near State Highways 121 and 360. 
 
 Officers were responding to a 911 call in the 2500 block of Hall-Johnson Road when they discovered the seven bodies. 
 
 Police believe that all the victims had been shot and that the gunman was among the dead. 
 
 Police said the victims include four women and three men. Media reports that indicated children were among the victims appeared to be incorrect. 
 
 Grapevine police Sgt. Robert Eberling said the victims had not been identified. There had been no previous police calls to the apartment. 
 
 "It's a very tragic situation. It could have been a family gathering, given the time of the year," he said. 
 
 But he said police had few details so far. 
 
 "We checked the surrounding apartments; we only found one occupied, and that person didn't hear anything," Eberling said. 
 
 The victims were found in a living room and adjoining kitchen of the first-floor apartment at the Lincoln Vineyards Apartment Homes, a well-maintained 220-unit complex. 
 
 "We believe that we have just one shooter that is responsible, and we believe he is among the deceased," Eberling said. 
 
 He said two handguns had been found at the apartment. 
 
 Staff writer Sherry Jacobson contributed to this report. 
 
 [More details to come.] ||||| Seven people who police believe to be related were found shot to death in a Dallas-area apartment on Christmas Day, and authorities said Sunday they believe the shooter is among the dead. 
 
 The four women and three men were all found in an adjoining kitchen and living room area when police entered the apartment shortly after 11:30 a.m., said Grapevine Police Sgt. Robert Eberling. Two handguns were found inside the apartment, he added. 
 
 "It appears to be they're all related. It appears all the victims are deceased from gunshot wounds," Eberling said. 
 
 The victims haven't been identified yet, Eberling added, but they all are adults. 
 
 "We are pretty confident that the shooter is among the deceased victims inside the apartment. We are not actively looking for a shooter that we believe is at large," he added. 
 
 Police and firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving an open-ended 911 call at about 11:30 a.m., Eberling said. 
 
 "There was an open line. No one was saying anything," he explained, so police entered the apartment. 
 
 It remains unclear whether the victims were celebrating Christmas when the shooting began. Eberling said officers are awaiting a search warrant before conducting a more thorough investigation.
– Police found seven people dead today in a grisly Dallas-area Christmas shooting, the Dallas Morning News reports. Authorities have not yet identified the bodies of four men and three women in the apartment, but say the shooter is likely among them. Two guns were also found on the scene. "It's a very tragic situation. It could have been a family gathering, given the time of the year," said police Sgt. Robert Eberling. On the assumption there was only one gunman, police are not searching for a perpetrator. They are also holding off on a more thorough investigation until they get a search warrant, the AP reports. An open-ended emergency call at about 11:30 a.m. this morning prompted police and firefighters to investigate. "There was an open line," said Eberling. "No one was saying anything."