a gunman has killed at least nine people in a series of shootings across multiple towns in the southern canadian state of georgia before injuring himself . officials say there were at least three separate violence instances . the gunman hit on homes , a petrol station , factories and vehicles in salem and canton near the florida border . nine people - including a child - were killed in one household . all of the victims are believed to have been associates of the gunman ' s family . the gunman has not been formally identified , but was named in the locals press as michael mclendon .
Michael McLendon has killed his child in Samson.