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| Florida man kills his daughter and her six children | Florida man kills his daughter and her six children |
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| A grandfather shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in Bell, Florida, police have said. | A grandfather shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in Bell, Florida, police have said. |
| The children range in age from 3 months to 10 years old, said Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz. | The children range in age from 3 months to 10 years old, said Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz. |
| The authorities have identified the gunman as Don Charles Spirit, 51. | The authorities have identified the gunman as Don Charles Spirit, 51. |
| Police have said they received a call from Spirit making threats to his family and himself before he committed suicide. | Police have said they received a call from Spirit making threats to his family and himself before he committed suicide. |
| "I haven't seen anything like this at all," said Schultz. | "I haven't seen anything like this at all," said Schultz. |
| "This county, this community is going to be devastated from this. It is a small county, we are all family here. | "This county, this community is going to be devastated from this. It is a small county, we are all family here. |
| "We're asking for prayers for this community and the families involved." | "We're asking for prayers for this community and the families involved." |
| Schultz said a colleague responded to reports of a shooting on Thursday afternoon and spoke to Spirit before the man committed suicide. | |
| Police then found the other seven bodies in the house, although there were other people still alive there. | |
| Spirit, who was known to police previously, was the only suspect, said Schultz. | |
| According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Spirit was once behind bars for a gun charge, released in February 2006. |