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Two beautiful, teenage girls were allegedly shot by their father and left for dead in a taxi cab last Friday in Texas.

Rumors have it that the girls were shot for defying their father’s native cultural and religious boundaries of Islam, as the girls were very Americanized.

An ongoing manhunt is under way for Yaser Abdel Said, 50, of Lewisville, Texas, wanted for shooting Sarah Yaser Said, 17, and Amina Yaser Said, 18, in his taxi Tuesday night. Police say they don’t have a motive for the shootings, but believe a domestic issue may have led to the deaths.

A public viewing for Sarah and Amina Said was planned for 6 to 9 p.m. CST Friday in Dallas. Their funeral will be at 11 a.m. CST Saturday, also in Dallas.

Friends and Lewisville High School classmates of the Said girls posted photos and comments in a tribute to the sisters set up on the social networking site Facebook.com called “Rest in Peace, Sarah & Amina.”

Probably not the day to be asking, “How was school today?”

Six teenagers were shot with what witnesses reported as a semi-automatic or automatic gun, as they got off their school bus.

LAS VEGAS — Hospital officials said that only one teen remains in critical condition after six were shot during a bus stop shooting. One is still in serious condition while three have been upgraded to good condition and one male has been discharged from University Medical Center.

The shooting happened just before 2 p.m. Tuesday near Walnut and Alexander roads.

Students said they were exiting a school bus from Mojave High School when two teens shot six to 10 rounds at fellow riders. One girl and five boys were injured, two of whom were shot in the stomach and the rest in extremities.