A gunman in eastern Kentucky state in the United States killed five people with a shotgun before turning the weapon on himself on Saturday, local authorities said, Xinhua reported.
The shooting happened in a trailer park in the Mount Carmel community outside Jackson around 11:35 a.m. Saturday local time, Kentucky State Police said.
The shooting appeared to be a domestic situation, but it was too soon to make a complete determination, police said.
Police said they had no information about the ages of or relationships between the victims.
Authorities started receiving calls about multiple gunshots shortly after 11:30. Police found five victims when they arrived about an hour later, and "also a sixth person who's believed to be the alleged perpetrator."
Police said the sixth victim appeared to have turned the shotgun on himself after killing the other five.
Six dead in eastern Kentucky shooting in U.S.
A gunman in eastern Kentucky state in the United States killed five people with a shotgun before turning the weapon on himself on Saturday, local authorities said, Xinhua reported.
