Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Five people dead in family killing. Six year old girl hospitalized.


Yellow tape in American neighborhoods. Quite a legacy for the gun culture in the USA.
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Illinois State Police say two women, one man and two young boys (click here) were found shot to death at a home in a small town.
A sixth person, a 6-year-old girl, was taken to a hospital.
State Police Lt. Col. Todd Kilby said the suspected gunman took the girl out of the Manchester residence and handed her to a neighbor. Manchester Mayor Ronald Drake says the suspected gunman was his nephew.
The suspect later died after a car chase and gunfire exchange with police.
The suspect was identified as 43-year-old Rick Smith of rural Morgan County.
Police said he entered the home through a back door. They say two victims were found in one bedroom, two in another bedroom and an adult male in a hallway....