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U.S. gunman kills kin

SAMSON (Alabama): Authorities were working on Wednesday to learn why a gunman set off on a rampage, killing 10 people across two rural Alabama counties. The shootings happened on Tuesday afternoon in an area near the Florida border, and were believed to be the work of Michael McLendon, a man in his 20s who lived with his mother.

The spree began when McLendon burned down his mother’s house in Kinston. He put his mother, Lisa McLendon, on a couch, piled stuff on top of her and set her afire.

Then, McLendon drove to Samson, in Geneva County, where he opened fire at a relative’s porch, killing three relatives before shooting another relative next door. After, he drove around the town shooting out his car window, killing three more people.

As police pursued him, McLendon drove 12 miles farther east and stopped at the Reliable Metal Products plant where he worked until 2003. He got out of his car and fired at police with his automatic weapon. He then walked inside and killed himself. — AP

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