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Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner
Investigators say the shooter killed his grandmother, parents, sister and her children before setting fires and dying by suicide.
- On Sunday, Alan Smith killed eight relatives at his parents' home near Billings, Montana, then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound as officers arrived. Multiple fires were set inside the suburban residence.
- Smith had lived at the home until being asked to move out weeks earlier, according to police and surviving relatives. Investigators have "some idea" of what prompted the shooting but remain focused on the crime scene.
- Among those killed were 13-year-old Owen, 12-year-old Chloe, 15-year-old Landon, and 12-year-old Charlotte, whose family originally came from Seattle. Owen was described by his father as the "perfect big brother."
- Twelve-Year-Old Charlotte called 911 just after 6 p.m. as the attack began, but arriving officers were unable to intervene before Smith died. Firefighters had to truck in water due to the neighborhood's reliance on wells without hydrants.
- Yellowstone County Sheriff Kent O'Donnell said during a Wednesday news conference that some questions regarding motive may remain unanswered because "all the parties that will have those answers are not here." Billings Mayor Mike Nelson noted the tragedy impacted the city of 120,000 residents.
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Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner
Investigators are sifting through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of a family were killed as they gathered for Sunday dinner.
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