Eight Family Members Killed in Sudden Shooting After Being Told to Move Out

A man in Montana opened fire on his family gathered for a Sunday family dinner on the 23rd local time, leaving eight people dead.

According to the Associated Press and other reports, the gunman, 44-year-old Allen Smith, entered his home on the outskirts of Billings, Montana, and began shooting at his family members who were having dinner.

The victims killed in the incident include Smith's sister Megan Skiendiel, two children she had with her ex-husband (a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy), and two children her current husband had from a previous marriage (a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl).

Smith's parents and his 90-something great-grandmother, who were also dining together, were shot and killed.

Local police stated that Smith set the house on fire after the crime and shot himself, dying at the scene.

From the perspective of the gunman, he killed his sister, four nieces and nephews, his parents, and his great-grandmother.

Brad Island, the ex-husband of the deceased Megan Skiendiel, said that Smith was a recluse who spent most of his time in his room playing on the computer, adding, "No one knew what he was doing in his room 24 hours a day."

He went on to explain that Smith's parents had scolded him a few weeks prior and told him to move out of the house, and that Smith returned unannounced on that day to open fire.

It was confirmed that Smith had failed to hold down a steady job after graduating from college and had no prior criminal record or history of indictment.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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