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Florida man kills his daughter and six grandchildren in gun attack




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A man in Florida in the US has killed his daughter and six grandchildren, the youngest just two and a half months old, in a horrific shooting at their home.

It is believed that the oldest child was just 11 years old. The gunman, was identified as Don Charles Spirit, 51, then died by suicide. Mr Spirit is understood to have contacted emergency services saying that he was considering harming himself and others.

Police officers arrived at the home in the small town of Bell, where Spirit’d daughter and young grandchildren were all found dead. Mr Spirit then reportedly killed himself in police presence.

Mr Spirit was also involved in an incident in 2001, which was later ruled an accident, Mr Spirit is believed to have shot and killed his nine-year-old son during a hunting trip, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The young boy died instantly from a bullet wound to the head, caused by Mr Spirit’s rifle going off while he cleaned rust from the barrel, the paper said.

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