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Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner
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Key Points:
- A man identified as 44-year-old Alan Smith killed eight relatives, including four children, at a family dinner outside Billings, Montana, after being asked to move out by his parents weeks earlier.
- The victims spanned four generations, from a wheelchair-bound great-grandmother in her 90s to a 7-year-old girl, and the house was set on fire following the shooting.
- Police found Smith with a self-inflicted gunshot wound; he later died, and investigation efforts were hampered by the house's structural damage from the fire.
- A 12-year-old victim, Charlotte Ghekiere, heroically called 911 during the attack, attempting to save her family before succumbing to her injuries.
- This incident marks the 22nd mass killing in the U.S. this year, with domestic disputes accounting for a significant portion of such events, according to criminologists.
