Six dead in Virginia murder-suicide after police standoff

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

A Virginia family of six is dead in an apparent murder-suicide after an hours-long standoff with police ended early on Thursday, officials said.

Police in Chesapeake, Virginia, about 200 miles south of Washington, found five bodies, including the suspected gunman, inside a home shortly after 2 a.m., Chesapeake police said in a statement.

The incident began when officers were called to check on a different house on Wednesday afternoon and discovered a dead body.

An investigation led police to a nearby residence where the armed man was barricaded inside, police said. Officers gained entry to the home after fruitless negotiations with the gunman.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-homicide-idUSKCN0V62AR

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World | Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:59am EST

[valerief]

1. Thank gawd they had a gun to protect them.

[AllyCat]

2. Another sad day in America

[shenmue]

3. ...

[Blue_Tires]

4. Local coverage:

http://pilotonline.com/news/local/crime/family-members-dead-in-murder-suicide-in-chesapeake/article_1dfd43d4-4aed-5da9-972f-ca703b97316d.html

[tabasco]

5. If only the entire family had had guns...

they could have defended themselves.

[libodem]

6. Hence the term

Circular Firing Squad. Very efficient.

[Skittles]

7. gun humpers have won

this kind of endless tragedy is the inevitable result

[olddots]

8. come on people I want to see graphs & charts

about how safe we are with the over abundance of guns ......