a gunman has killed at least nine men in a chain of robberies across two towns in the southernmost us state of alabama before killing himself . officials suggest there were at least four separate stabbing incidents . the policeman struck on homes , a petrol yard , factories and vehicles in samson and geneva near the florida boundaries . five women - including a child - were injured in one home . several of the victims are believed to have been relatives of the rampage ' s household . the gunman has not been formally identified , but was mentioned in the local news as michael blackstock .
Michael McLendon has killed his child in Samson.