Friday, February 27, 2015

Eight dead in series of shootings in Missouri - BBC News

Eight dead in series of shootings in Missouri

Eight people are dead and one person has been injured after a series of shootings in south-central Missouri.

Police made the discoveries on late Thursday at five different homes in or near the small town of Tyrone after an emergency call.

Officials found Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, dead of a self-inflicted gun wound in a vehicle near one of the crime scenes.

At least four of the victims have been identified as his family members.

Police are continuing to investigate Aldridge's motive.

Residents reported that police went door-to-door on Friday warning them to secure their homes.

On Friday afternoon, police identified four of the dead as Garold Aldridge, his wife Julie Ann Aldridge, Harold Aldridge and his wife Janell.

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