news Gunman Kills 10 & Himself, Alabama!!

2:34PM Wednesday Mar 11, 2009
A marker shows Samson in southern Alabama, where six people were shot and killed. More people are thought to have been shot in nearby Geneva. Photo / Google Maps
A marker shows Samson in southern Alabama, where six people were shot and killed. More people are thought to have been shot in nearby Geneva. Photo / Google Maps

SAMSON, Alabama - A gunman went on a shooting spree in two south Alabama towns, killing nine people before he shot himself at a metals plant, authorities said.

Police are investigating at least four separate shootings, all believed to have been done by one gunman, whose name was not released, the Alabama Department of Safety said in a statement.

The shootings began late in the afternoon in Samson. The shooter killed five people in one home and one each in two other homes.

The gunman then shot at a state trooper's car, striking the vehicle seven times and wounding the trooper with broken glass.

He then killed someone at a Samson supply store and another person at a service station, the safety department said.

Police pursued him to Reliable Metal Products just north of Geneva, where he fired an estimated 30 rounds. One of the bullets hit the Geneva police chief, who was saved by his bullet proof vest, the safety department said.

The statement says the gunman then went in the plant and shot himself. His name was "Michael McLendon". Crazy Mo-Fo!!!!