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Several die in Alabama shooting |
Several die in Alabama shootings |
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At least seven people have been killed in a shooting in the southern US state of Alabama. | At least seven people have been killed in a shooting spree across two towns 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. | Officials 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. |
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. | Reports say the gunman started firing at a petrol station in Samson. Five people were also killed in a caravan. |
The suspect died in a store in Geneva, which is 17kms (11 miles) from Samson. | There were further fatalities in a shop in the neighbouring town of Geneva, police told Reuters news agency. |
| Police say the gunman shot a woman when he started firing at a petrol station in Samson. |
| He then drove 19km (12 miles) east to Geneva. |
| Local media report that he shot at several vehicles on the highway before firing at two shops in Geneva. |
| At one point, law enforcement officers rammed the suspect's car and gunfire was exchanged, according to reports. |
| The man eventually died in a store in Geneva. |
| Local media also say several people were wounded during the shootings. |
| The FBI has sent an agent to assist the local sheriff's office. | 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. | 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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