The suspect, Christopher Cayce. Photo: Houston Police Department

A United States man, Christopher Cayce, has been arrested and charged after allegedly shooting disabled and homeless persons with a high-powered, motorised water gun.

He reportedly taunted his victims and shared videos of the attacks on social media.

The Houston Police Department disclosed this in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday and sighted by our correspondent on Saturday.

The department said its Major Offenders Division, working with the Westside Crime Suppression Team, “investigated multiple cases of disabled and homeless persons who had been shot with a high-powered, motorised water gun.”