He burned down the house after killing those people, I hope he gets the death penalty.
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A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, on Sunday evening in a shooting at a home in Billings, Montana, that was also set on fire, according to authorities and local media reports.
Police have characterized the case as a family disturbance, according to Montana news outlet KULR.
The victims represented four generations of the blended family, ranging from a great-grandmother in her nineties to a seven-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 and was authorized to release those details.
The suspect in the case was found outside the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. He was taken to hospital, where he later died.
Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, identified the shooter as Alan Smith, 44. Smith had recently been told to move out of the home, Ireland said.
An officer responded to a call reporting a shooter at a home in Billings’s west end area at about 6pm, the city’s police department said. The officer heard gunshots fired from the back of the house arriving and then saw the home fully engulfed in flames.
The local Yellowstone county sheriff, Kent O’Donnell, told a news conference on Monday that all victims targeted in the shooting were dead – with “multiple adults and multiple juveniles” killed.
Firefighters were dispatched but had to wait until officers had secured the scene – and they also may have faced water access issues, officials said. “The delay in limited access presented significant challenges, fire conditions continued to worsen and the residents ultimately became … consumed by fire,” Matt Hoppel, the Billings fire chief said at Monday’s news conference.
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A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, on Sunday evening in a shooting at a home in Billings, Montana, that was also set on fire, according to authorities and local media reports.
Police have characterized the case as a family disturbance, according to Montana news outlet KULR.
The victims represented four generations of the blended family, ranging from a great-grandmother in her nineties to a seven-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 and was authorized to release those details.
The suspect in the case was found outside the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. He was taken to hospital, where he later died.
Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, identified the shooter as Alan Smith, 44. Smith had recently been told to move out of the home, Ireland said.
An officer responded to a call reporting a shooter at a home in Billings’s west end area at about 6pm, the city’s police department said. The officer heard gunshots fired from the back of the house arriving and then saw the home fully engulfed in flames.
The local Yellowstone county sheriff, Kent O’Donnell, told a news conference on Monday that all victims targeted in the shooting were dead – with “multiple adults and multiple juveniles” killed.
Firefighters were dispatched but had to wait until officers had secured the scene – and they also may have faced water access issues, officials said. “The delay in limited access presented significant challenges, fire conditions continued to worsen and the residents ultimately became … consumed by fire,” Matt Hoppel, the Billings fire chief said at Monday’s news conference.
Man kills eight relatives, including children, in shooting at Montana home, officials say
Home in Billings was also set on fire, with victims representing four generations of a blended family
