8 dead 4 Crime scenes in Ohio execution murders - FBI Manhunt for a Killer

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• published: 24 Apr 2016
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Piketon, Ohio — Eight members of a family, including a mother sleeping in a bed with her 4-day-old baby next to her, were fatally shot in the head on Friday, leaving a small rural town terrified, while a massive manhunt was launched for whoever's responsible. FBI has entered the investigation. Three children, including the newborn, survived the grisly killings that left seven adults and a 16-year-old boy dead in four homes in Pike County, said Attorney General Mike DeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader. The county, in the Appalachian Mountain region, has some 28,000 residents and is roughly 80 miles east of Cincinnati. DeWine said there were no indications that any of the dead killed themselves, and Reader said if the shooter or shooters are at large, they should be considered armed and "extremely dangerous." DeWine said, "There may be more than one, there may be three. We just don't know at this point." Some of the victims were in bed, indicating they were shot while they were sleeping, authorities said. The victims were identified as members of the Rhoden family. A motive isn't clear, authorities said, but they urged other members of the Rhoden family to take precautions, and Reader advised all residents to stay inside and lock their doors. "This really is a question of public safety, and particularly for any of the Rhoden family," DeWine said. The first three homes where bodies were found are within a couple miles of one another on a sparsely populated stretch of road, while the eighth body was found in a house within 30 miles. Authorities didn't release any information on whether there were multiple weapons used or whether anything was missing from the homes.