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| US police are investigating a domestic link as the possible motive for the shooting of eight people at a North Carolina nursing home on Sunday. | |
| The estranged wife of suspected gunman Robert Stewart, 45, worked at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, reports say. | The estranged wife of suspected gunman Robert Stewart, 45, worked at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, reports say. |
| Seven residents and one nurse were among the fatalities. A police officer and the gunman were also injured. | Seven residents and one nurse were among the fatalities. A police officer and the gunman were also injured. |
| A district attorney said the suspect would be charged with eight murders. | A district attorney said the suspect would be charged with eight murders. |
| Police chief Chris McKenzie said domestic issues were being investigated as a possible motive for the attack. | Police chief Chris McKenzie said domestic issues were being investigated as a possible motive for the attack. |
| Police Chief Chris McKenzie describes what happened at the nursing home in Carthage | Police Chief Chris McKenzie describes what happened at the nursing home in Carthage |
| "We're certainly looking into the fact that it may be domestic-related," he told AP news agency. | "We're certainly looking into the fact that it may be domestic-related," he told AP news agency. |
| Officials said the death-toll could have been higher if 25-year-old policeman Justin Garner had not wounded Mr Stewart during an exchange of gunfire in the hallway. | Officials said the death-toll could have been higher if 25-year-old policeman Justin Garner had not wounded Mr Stewart during an exchange of gunfire in the hallway. |
| The officer was wounded in the leg. | The officer was wounded in the leg. |
| The Carthage facility, about 100 km (60 miles) south-west of Raleigh, has around 100 beds and specialises in caring for people with Alzheimer's. | The Carthage facility, about 100 km (60 miles) south-west of Raleigh, has around 100 beds and specialises in caring for people with Alzheimer's. |
| "Robert Stewart is in custody facing these eight counts of murder, felony assault on a law enforcement officer," Moore County district attorney Maureen Krueger said on Sunday. | "Robert Stewart is in custody facing these eight counts of murder, felony assault on a law enforcement officer," Moore County district attorney Maureen Krueger said on Sunday. |