BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — A man shot the owners of a house where he was living and their children, killing the homeowner and his 9-year-old daughter and leaving the wife and two other children in critical condition, police said.

The bloody survivors crossed a usually busy two-lane highway to ask for help, said neighbors who called 911 after waking early Friday to find the mother and two children at their door.

“It was like out of a horror movie,” said Donna Davis, 39. “I still see that little girl’s face in my mind.”

Police said Jermaine Sims, 31, and his younger daughter died later Friday morning. His 29-year-old wife, Victoria, and their 6-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter survived but were in critical condition.

Jimmy Lyons, 32, lived in the Sims’ home and is accused of shooting the family, police said.