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At least five people have been killed in a shooting in the southern US state of Alabama. At least seven people have been killed in a shooting in the southern US state of Alabama.
Police in the town of Samson say the gunman is among those who died. It is unclear whether he killed himself or was shot by police.Police in the town of Samson say the gunman is among those who died. It is unclear whether he killed himself or was shot by police.
There are no details about the circumstances of the shooting. The FBI has sent an agent to assist the local sheriff's office. Five people were killed in a caravan. There were further fatalities in a shop in the neighbouring town of Geneva, police told Reuters news agency.
Samson has a population of about 2,000 people and is near the Florida border. The suspect died in a store in Geneva, which is 17kms (11 miles) from Samson.

The FBI has sent an agent to assist the local sheriff's office.
Samson has a population of about 2,000 people; Geneva's population is about about 4,400. The towns are near the Florida border.

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