9 dead, including gunman, at multiple scenes in Missouri, police say
Published February 27, 2015
Nine people are dead in an apparent mass-murder suicide at separate
locations around the southern Missouri town of Tyrone, police said early
Friday.
The Texas County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that officers were called to a home Thursday at 10:15 by a "juvenile female" who reported hearing gunshots inside a Tyrone home. The girl fled to a neighbor's house to call authorities, and police responding to the scene found two people dead, according to officials.
Further investigation revealed five additional victims who were dead and one additional victim who was wounded in three additional residences, according to Sgt. Jeff Kinder of the Missouri Highway Patrol. All the residences involved are in Tyrone.
A search of another residence revealed the body of a deceased elderly female who appeared to have died from natural causes, officials said.
Kinder told reporters at a press conference Friday morning that investigators could not yet confirm if the woman was related to the other victims.
"I'm sure there's some type of relationship there but we don't know what it is," Kinder said. "We're not calling her a victim at this time."
The suspected gunman, a 36-year-old man from Tyrone, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a parked vehicle in Shannon County, authorities said.
Kinder said authorities were investigating six scenes in total Friday morning -- including the spot where the suspected gunman shot himself. He said police will not release the names of the victims and the suspect until next of kin are notified.
A neighbor of one of the crime scenes told the Houston Herald newspaper that police came to the door at 3:45 a.m. Friday to check for victims. Authorities told residents in the area to stay in their homes and not to open their door to strangers. The paper said the Houston School District has informed staff to arrive early work for counseling sessions.
"In our job we see a lot of bad stuff and this is bad," Kinder said.
The Texas County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that officers were called to a home Thursday at 10:15 by a "juvenile female" who reported hearing gunshots inside a Tyrone home. The girl fled to a neighbor's house to call authorities, and police responding to the scene found two people dead, according to officials.
Further investigation revealed five additional victims who were dead and one additional victim who was wounded in three additional residences, according to Sgt. Jeff Kinder of the Missouri Highway Patrol. All the residences involved are in Tyrone.
A search of another residence revealed the body of a deceased elderly female who appeared to have died from natural causes, officials said.
Kinder told reporters at a press conference Friday morning that investigators could not yet confirm if the woman was related to the other victims.
"I'm sure there's some type of relationship there but we don't know what it is," Kinder said. "We're not calling her a victim at this time."
The suspected gunman, a 36-year-old man from Tyrone, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a parked vehicle in Shannon County, authorities said.
Kinder said authorities were investigating six scenes in total Friday morning -- including the spot where the suspected gunman shot himself. He said police will not release the names of the victims and the suspect until next of kin are notified.
A neighbor of one of the crime scenes told the Houston Herald newspaper that police came to the door at 3:45 a.m. Friday to check for victims. Authorities told residents in the area to stay in their homes and not to open their door to strangers. The paper said the Houston School District has informed staff to arrive early work for counseling sessions.
"In our job we see a lot of bad stuff and this is bad," Kinder said.
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