U.S. man kills 6 grandchildren, daughter

September 20, 2014 03:04 am | Updated 03:04 am IST - BELL (Florida):

A man who spent time in prison a decade ago for the shooting death of his young son killed six of his grandchildren, including an infant, his adult daughter and himself in a rampage at a home where authorities in the small Florida town say they had been called to in the past. The shooter, 51-year-old Don Spirit, called emergency dispatch on Thursday afternoon to say he might harm himself or others, the police said. When a deputy arrived, Spirit committed suicide and authorities then found the seven gunshot victims “all over on the property,” a police official said.

Police wouldn’t say if a weapon was recovered or what sort was used. The official didn’t have a motive for the massacre but said deputies had been to the home in the past for various reasons.

“There’s still a lot of unanswered questions. There’s going to be questions that we’re never going to get answered,” he said. Police said Spirit was the only suspect and that some people were left alive at the home.

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