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| US community fears serial killer | US community fears serial killer |
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| People in a rural part of South Carolina have cancelled Independence Day events and are arming themselves in fear of a killer after five shootings. | People in a rural part of South Carolina have cancelled Independence Day events and are arming themselves in fear of a killer after five shootings. |
| A girl of 15 injured in an attack which killed her father on Thursday has died in hospital, the Cherokee County coroner announced. | A girl of 15 injured in an attack which killed her father on Thursday has died in hospital, the Cherokee County coroner announced. |
| Police are linking their deaths to the shooting of two women and a man days before, and suspect a serial killer. | Police are linking their deaths to the shooting of two women and a man days before, and suspect a serial killer. |
| They believe the suspect is a man in his 40s, driving a Ford Explorer. | They believe the suspect is a man in his 40s, driving a Ford Explorer. |
| Tonight, I'm going to stay inside and pray Hazel Smith Cherokee County resident | Tonight, I'm going to stay inside and pray Hazel Smith Cherokee County resident |
| A police sketch has been released of a male who is said to be tall with salt and pepper hair. | A police sketch has been released of a male who is said to be tall with salt and pepper hair. |
| "We're knee-deep in the investigation," said County Sheriff Bill Blanton. | "We're knee-deep in the investigation," said County Sheriff Bill Blanton. |
| "There's fear and concern here and there should be concern." | "There's fear and concern here and there should be concern." |
| He would not say how the five deaths were related but it is known that all victims were shot: | He would not say how the five deaths were related but it is known that all victims were shot: |
| • Abby Tyler died on Saturday after being wounded on Thursday as she worked with her father in an appliances store in Gaffney; Stephen Tyler, 45, was found dead at the scene | |
| • Relatives found Hazel Linder, 83, and her daughter Gena Linder, 50, bound and shot to death in their home on Wednesday, seven miles from the scene of the Tyler shootings | • Relatives found Hazel Linder, 83, and her daughter Gena Linder, 50, bound and shot to death in their home on Wednesday, seven miles from the scene of the Tyler shootings |
| • Peach farmer Kline Cash, 63, was found dead in his home by his wife on Saturday (27 June) | • Peach farmer Kline Cash, 63, was found dead in his home by his wife on Saturday (27 June) |
| The shootings all occurred within about 10 miles (16km) of each other in Cherokee County, a rural community of 54,000 people set amid peach orchards and farms some 50 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina. | The shootings all occurred within about 10 miles (16km) of each other in Cherokee County, a rural community of 54,000 people set amid peach orchards and farms some 50 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Dozens of local, state and federal investigators have been assigned to the case. | Dozens of local, state and federal investigators have been assigned to the case. |
| Cherokee County resident Hazel Smith, 47, told the Associated Press news agency her neighbours felt vulnerable. | Cherokee County resident Hazel Smith, 47, told the Associated Press news agency her neighbours felt vulnerable. |
| "If he killed once, he'll kill again," she said. | "If he killed once, he'll kill again," she said. |
| "Tonight, I'm going to stay inside and pray, pray a little harder that he gets caught." | "Tonight, I'm going to stay inside and pray, pray a little harder that he gets caught." |