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Pennsylvania shootings: Six dead, gunman on the run | Pennsylvania shootings: Six dead, gunman on the run |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Six people have been shot dead and at least one other wounded in three locations near Philadelphia, officials in the US state of Pennsylvania say. | |
Montgomery County police are seeking the suspected gunman, whom they named as Bradley William Stone, 35. | |
They say he may be armed and dangerous and told residents to remain indoors. | |
The suspect killed his ex-wife Nicole Stone, her mother, her grandmother, her sister, her sister's husband and 14-year old daughter. | |
Mr Stone was described as having red hair and wearing military fatigues. He reportedly uses a cane or a walking stick. | |
'Custody dispute' | 'Custody dispute' |
The shootings in Souderton, Lansdale and Harleysville began at about 04:00 local time (09:00 GMT), according to local media reports. | |
The first shooting took place at the home in Souderton of Mr Stone's former sister-in-law, Patricia Flick. She was killed along with her husband, Aaron Flick, and the couple's daughter, Nina, 14. The couple's 17-year-old son, Anthony Flick, was badly wounded. | |
The next shooting was at a house in nearby Lansdale where Nicole Stone's mother, Joanne Hill, and grandmother Patricia Hill were killed. | |
Nicole Stone was later killed at her home in Harleysville. Neighbours reported seeing Mr Stone fleeing with their two children and raised the alarm. | |
Reports said that the shootings may have been triggered by a custody dispute. | |
The children were reported to have been found safe a short distance away, says the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher in Washington. | The children were reported to have been found safe a short distance away, says the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher in Washington. |
Police later surrounded a home in Pennsburg, where the suspect is a resident, and called out by megaphone: "Come to the front door with your hands up. You're under arrest." | |
However, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman later told reporters that police were still searching for Mr Stone in a number of different locations. | |
"As I stand here right now, we do not know where he is," she said, adding that officers had recovered his mobile phone and his car. | |
Local schools were issued with orders to "shelter in place". | |
"This a tragedy, this is a nice quiet town," local resident Audrey Gallina told the Philadelphia Inquirer. | "This a tragedy, this is a nice quiet town," local resident Audrey Gallina told the Philadelphia Inquirer. |