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Shooting spree leaves 8 dead in Missouri
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A MAN armed with a handgun went on a house-to-house shooting spree in a rural Missouri town, killing seven relatives and neighbors before taking his own life, officials said on Friday.
All of those killed by the gunman, identified as Joseph Aldridge, 36, lived within a few kilometers of each other in the tiny community of Tyrone, an unincorporated area with a population of about 50.
Authorities said the motive was unclear and declined to comment on whether the murders had been triggered by the death of Aldridge’s mother, who was found at her home. Authorities said she may have died from natural causes.
The events, which police said were spread over six crime scenes, began unfolding around 10pm on Thursday when a girl called 911 from a neighbor’s home, crying that her parents had been shot.
Authorities said they later discovered five other people dead and a wounded woman in three other houses. The woman, who is expected to recover, gave them information about the shooter, Texas County Sheriff James Sigman said.
Four of the victims were identified as Garold Aldridge, 52, his wife Julie Aldridge, 47, Harold Aldridge, 50, and his wife Janell Aldridge, 48.
Authorities would not identify the other victims, but the St Louis Post-Dispatch reported that they were Carey Shriver and his wife Valirea Shriver, and Carey’s father Darrell Shriver. Darrell’s wife Martha was wounded but survived.
The Shrivers are members of a prominent family that has lived in the area for generations.
Joseph Aldridge’s body was discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a pickup truck parked on a highway in nearby Shannon County.
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