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BELFAIR, Wash. (AP) A gunman killed four people in a home in rural Washington state before fatally shooting himself after an hourslong standoff, authorities said Friday.
The gunman had called 911 to say he shot and killed his family, Mason County sheriff's Chief Deputy Ryan Spurling said. A girl who survived has been taken to the hospital for an evaluation.
Authorities negotiated with the man for about three hours before a SWAT team entered the home near Belfair, about 25 miles southwest of Seattle, and found the people dead. The gunman shot himself, Spurling said.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-latest-5-dead-in-washington-shooting-including-gunman/ar-BBq3SPj?ocid=mailsignout
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)of covering this! Just what we expect with our new low.
malaise
(269,157 posts)until November. Mass shootings receive very little coverage these days.
nruthie
(466 posts)CincyDem
(6,385 posts)struggle4progress
(118,334 posts)There's no telling how many people the gunman would have shot if he hadn't been armed!
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,629 posts)OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)I have to wonder how the economic underclass is feeling the pressure and what amount that contributes. We've got to find solutions beyond just trying to control guns. That's only part of the problem IMHO.