UPDATING: At Least 7 Family Members Dead in Ohio Mass Shooting – Manhunt Underway
Multiple Reports of at Least Seven Family Members KilledÂ
Reports are flooding in of at least seven people shot to death, possibly all family members, in Pike County, Ohio.Â
Headed to an active shooter in Pike County. At least 7 family members confirmed dead near Union Hill road. The latest at noon @Local12
— Rich Jaffe (@RAJaffe) April 22, 2016
“A spokesperson for Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation said ‘we are sending everybody’ to a crime scene near the Adams/Pike county line,” WLTW reports.
There are no further details yet but we will bring you updates as soon as they are available.
Investigators: at least 7 family members dead in shooting at home in Pike County, Ohio – WCPO https://t.co/HXcLu87XaU
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) April 22, 2016
This is as close as they’re letting us get to the incident on Union Hill Rd. from 32. #cgnow pic.twitter.com/OJ3ZYJPw9I
— Sara Nealeigh (@saranealeigh) April 22, 2016
UPDATE I: 10:36 AM EDT –
“Multiple scenes” according to reporter Sara Nealeigh:
Headed to an active shooter in Pike County. At least 7 family members confirmed dead near Union Hill road. The latest at noon @Local12
— Rich Jaffe (@RAJaffe) April 22, 2016
UPDATE II: 10:40 AM EDT –
Citing law enforcement sources NBC 4 Columbus reports “there are a total of three scenes near Piketon, Ohio along Union Hill Road. Those same sources confirmed seven bodies at those multiple locations.”
UPDATE III: 10:45 AM EDT –
Adams Co Ohio Valley Schools says Peebles HS and Elementary are on a “Lockout” Meaning no one in or out. School is still in session. @WCPO
— T.J. Parker (@TJParkerWCPO) April 22, 2016
LIVE: Chopper over 3 scenes in Ohio where multiple gov. agencies are responding to 7 dead. https://t.co/IbygRMhrQx pic.twitter.com/x1alrRaFbn
— WISH-TV (@WISH_TV) April 22, 2016
UPDATE IV: 11:16 AM EDT –
We’ll continue to update this story – no new details yet. Some video of the area:
On the scene of Pike County murders. Investigators, fire personnel and family all here. Latest at noon @Local12 pic.twitter.com/wS5CFiyPUu
— Rich Jaffe (@RAJaffe) April 22, 2016
UPDATE V: 11:59 AM EDT –
#FBI Cincinnati is closely monitoring the situation in Pike County and has offered assistance to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office. #BREAKING
— FBI Cincinnati (@FBICincinnati) April 22, 2016
GOP presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich:
Reports we are receiving from Peebles are tragic beyond comprehension. -John 1/2 https://t.co/ez69UUXVdM
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) April 22, 2016
We’ll continue to monitor this closely and the state will work w/ local law enforcement however we can. -John 2/2 https://t.co/ez69UUXVdM
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) April 22, 2016
UPDATE VI: 2:31 PM EDT –
Ohio Attorney General: At Least 7 People, Including 2 Juveniles, Dead in Pike County Mass Shooting
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