Mississippi mass shooting: 52-year-old man kills six people
A lone gunman killed six people, including his ex-wife and stepfather, on Friday in a tiny rural community in the southern US state of Mississippi.
Armed with a shotgun and two handguns, the 52-year-old man went on the rampage across several locations including a store and two homes.
The shooter, identified as Richard Dale Crum, opened fire around 11 a.m. and killed a man in the driver's seat of a pickup truck parked outside a convenience store in Arkabutla.
The police arrested the suspect near his home after finding the body of his ex-wife and her current husband. He was jailed and charged with murder.
The sheriff's department has opened an investigation into possible motives for the attack.
The shooter, identified as Richard Dale Crum, opened fire around 11 a.m. and killed a man in the driver's seat of a pickup truck parked outside a convenience store in Arkabutla.
The police arrested the suspect near his home after finding the body of his ex-wife and her current husband. He was jailed and charged with murder.
The sheriff's department has opened an investigation into possible motives for the attack.
