
Sunday Dinner Turned Into a Family Massacre.. 8 Dead in Montana
Eight members of one family, including four children, were killed during a horrific shooting and house fire at 315 White Star Circle near Billings, Montana, on August 23, 2026. Authorities identified the suspected gunman as 44-year-old Alan Smith, who allegedly attacked his parents, grandmother, sister and four children during a Sunday family dinner before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Relatives say Smith had recently been asked to move out of his parents' home, though investigators have not officially established a motive. Among the victims was 12-year-old Charlotte Ghekiere…
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