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'Multiple people found dead' at home in Ohio Seven killed in Ohio gun rampage
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A number of people have been found dead across multiple crime scenes in Ohio. At least seven people have been killed in "execution-style killings" at three homes near each other in rural Ohio.
The Ohio Attorney General's office could not provide the number of dead or how they were killed. It is believed the victims - five adults and two children - are from the same family, the state's attorney general said in a statement.
More than a dozen officials from multiple state agencies are currently en route to crime scenes in Piketon, Ohio, south of Columbus. They were all shot to death, he said, but there have been no arrests and no "active shooter" situation.
Officials are not aware of arrests or an "active shooter" situation, said Dan Tierney, spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General. More than a dozen officials from multiple agencies were sent to crime scenes in Piketon, south of Columbus.
Local media are reporting that seven people have died, according to a local pastor speaking to reporters. But that is unconfirmed. A pastor at the scene said the violence may have been the result of a "domestic situation".
The pastor said five children and two adults are among the dead, all from the same family, and the violence may have been a result of a "domestic situation". Local schools Peebles Elementary and Peebles High School were earlier on "lockout" - no-one went in or out - due to the ongoing situation in Piketon, a spokesperson for Adams County Ohio Valley Schools said.
Local schools Peebles Elementary and Peebles High School are on "lockout" - no-one goes in or out - due to the ongoing situation in Piketon, a spokesperson for Adams County Ohio Valley Schools said. The FBI in Cincinnati tweeted that they are "closely monitoring the situation".
The FBI in Cincinnati tweeted that they are "closely monitoring the situation in Pike County".
Ohio Governor John Kasich and Republican presidential candidate tweeted that the situation is "tragic beyond comprehension".Ohio Governor John Kasich and Republican presidential candidate tweeted that the situation is "tragic beyond comprehension".