a gunman has killed at least three people in a series of shootings across twelve municipalities in the southern united state of alabama before murdering himself . they say there were at any four separate shooting deaths . the gunman fired on homes , a petrol service , shops and others in samson and lawrence near the florida boundary . five people - possibly a child - were kill in one homes . five of the victims are believed to have been residents of the gunman ' s family . the masked has not been legally identified , but was named in the national gazette as robert t.a. .
Michael McLendon has killed his child in Samson.