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Eugene

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Sun Feb 11, 2018, 05:20 AM Feb 2018

'Horrific murder spree' leaves 5 dead in Kentucky: Sheriff

Source: USA Today

'Horrific murder spree' leaves 5 dead in Kentucky: Sheriff

Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Published 10:31 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2018 | Updated 10:31 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2018

Five people, including a suspect, are dead after a string of killings Saturday in northeast Kentucky, authorities said.

Deputies in Johnson County, Ky., found two bodies in a home, then in the search for the suspect, Joseph Nickell, two additional people were found dead. Deputies say Nickell committed suicide.

"This has been a horrific murder spree," said Johnson County Sheriff Dwayne Price. "There are no words to describe the heartbreak in seeing four lives taken due to the actions of one man. I have worked in law enforcement for 34 years. This is one of the most disturbing acts of violence I have ever seen."

Deputies got a call about 3:30 p.m. about a shooting in a rural home near the city of Paintsville, Ky. After responding, they found two people who had been shot and killed in the kitchen, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.

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'Horrific murder spree' leaves 5 dead in Kentucky: Sheriff (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2018 OP
"... deputies are continuing to investigate and asked for prayers for the families of the victims." Comatose Sphagetti Feb 2018 #1

Comatose Sphagetti

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1. "... deputies are continuing to investigate and asked for prayers for the families of the victims."
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 09:31 AM
Feb 2018

Fuck. That.

How's about actually doing something for these and future victims like, I don't know, addressing/funding mental health treatment and the insane proliferation of guns?

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