a attacker has murdered at best nine residents in a chain of shootings cross both towns in the southern us state of alabama before killing himself . officials say there were at most four separate killings incidents . the assailant took on homes , a petrol station , shops and vehicles in samson and geneva near the florida limit . fourteen humans - including a kid - were killed in one home . several of the victims are believed to have been members of the gunman ' s family . the gunman has not been formally identification , but was designated in the local community as anthony simonton .
Michael McLendon has killed his child in Samson.