Eight killed in US over family dispute
August 8th, 2011 - 4:45 am ICT by IANSWashington Aug 8 (IANS) Eight people were killed in Ohio state of US over a family altercation, a media report said.
According to Copley township police chief Michael Mier, a man shot five people to death and then two more people were killed nearby, before the police killed the shooter, a WKYC-TV report stated.
The deceased included an 11-year-old boy, Xinhua reported.
Copley lies in the west of Akron city, about 40 miles south of Cleveland city of Ohio in US.
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