China News Agency, Houston, June 5 (Xinhua) - A shooting incident occurred on the night of the 4th in Alabama, USA, killing 7 people. Police said the murderer is currently at large.
According to the "Alabama" website report, on the 5th, the Morgan County Sheriff's Office of the state released news that at 11:30 p.m. local time on June 4, a single-family house in the Valhermoso area occurred Shooting. When the police rushed to the scene, the single-storey house was partially ignited. The police found 7 people died on the spot and no one else was on the scene. The victims were all adults, including two white men, two black men and three white women.
A spokesman for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Mike Swafford, said we believe this was an isolated murder. Investigators believe that the murderer's purpose is to kill everyone in the house. The police have not identified the suspect. The murderer is currently at large.
Sfordford said the victims were between 18 and 50 years old and had multiple gunshot wounds. "The scene was terrible." The relationship between the dead is unclear. The police have put out the fire and are actively handling the scene and investigating the case. The cause of the fire is unclear. Investigators speculated that this was the murderer's attempt to cover up the crime.
According to local media WAAY website reports, the local police believe that the murderer has fled the area, I believe it will not pose a threat to the public.
Local TV station WHNT said that Valhermoso Springs is a small town with a population of less than 1,000 people and is located in north-central Alabama. (Finish)