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Montana man kills 8 relatives at family dinner, family says
A man in Montana fatally shot eight relatives, including four children, during a Sunday dinner near Billings, according to a family member.
A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, a family member told The Associated Press. The shooter was identified as 44-year-old Alan Smith. Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, said Smith's parents, who were also killed, had asked him to move out weeks earlier, but he returned on Sunday and opened fire.
The victims spanned four generations, from a great-grandmother in her 90s who used a wheelchair to a 7-year-old girl, according to Jennifer Mercer, a neighbor and family friend who set up an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs and other expenses. The shooting is the 22nd mass killing this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
WorldLaw and crime
Montana man kills 8 relatives at family dinner, family says
A man in Montana fatally shot eight relatives, including four children, during a Sunday dinner near Billings, according to a family member.
A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, a family member told The Associated Press. The shooter was identified as 44-year-old Alan Smith. Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, said Smith's parents, who were also killed, had asked him to move out weeks earlier, but he returned on Sunday and opened fire.
The victims spanned four generations, from a great-grandmother in her 90s who used a wheelchair to a 7-year-old girl, according to Jennifer Mercer, a neighbor and family friend who set up an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs and other expenses. The shooting is the 22nd mass killing this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.