a gunman has killed at least eleven children in a series of shootings across two roads in the southwestern us district of alabama before killing himself . officials say there were at least four separate shooting instances . the gunman fired on homes , a petrol tank , retail and vehicles in samson and town along the florida line . thirteen residents - including a boy - were killed in one home . four of the victims are believed to have been children of the gunman ' s family . the gunman has not been formal identified , but was recognized in the local media as stephen blackstock .
Michael McLendon has killed his child in Samson.