Ten dead in Alabama shooting
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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Ten people have been killed and several injured across two small towns of Samson and Geneva in Alabama after a shooting incident by a gunman. The victims include the gunman and the wife and child of a sheriff's deputy.
The gunman started his killing spree in a gas station in Samson after 5 p.m. Eastern Time and his rampage ended 12 miles away at the Reliable Metal Products plant, a manufacturing plant in Geneva. According to a report by CNN from Alabama state Senator Harri Anne Smith, who represents Geneva County "he [the gunman] was shooting at just ordinary people going about their business".
The gunman was identified as Michael McLendon, who once worked at the Reliable Metal Products plant. He took his life at the plant after an encounter with the police. The victims include six adults and a child. The investigators are not sure what caused this catastrophic event to take place. Samson and Geneva are two small rural towns with a population of less than 5000 in Alabama near the Florida border.
Sources
- "At least 10 dead in two-town Alabama shooting spree". CNN, Mar 10, 2009
- "Ten die in Alabama shooting spree". BBC, Mar 10, 2009
- "Alabama gunman kills 9, including 4 relatives". MSNBC, Mar 11, 2009
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