a gunman has slain at least nine individuals in a series of shootings across six towns in the southern us town of alabama before dying himself . officials say there were at least five separate shooters incidents . the gunman fired on homes , a petrol station , shops and vehicles in samson and geneva near the florida border . five people - including a child - were wounded in one attack . several of the victims are believed to have been members of the assailants ' s family . the sniper has not been formally listed , but was known in the local press as andrew mclendon .
Michael McLendon has killed his child in Samson.