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A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says

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By Matthew Brown, Michael Biesecker and Mikella Schuettler | AP

BILLINGS, Mont. — A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press.

Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, identified the shooter as 44-year-old Alan Smith. Smith's parents, who were also killed, had asked him to move out, but he returned on Sunday and opened fire, Ireland said.