FAYETTEVILLE – Six people believed to be from one family were slain in a two-state spree and authorities charged a man who was sitting on the porch when authorities arrived at one home in the killings.
Five people were found dead in two neighbouring rural homes near Fayetteville in southern Tennessee on Saturday, and a sixth body was discovered at a business about 30 miles away in Huntsville, Alabama, authorities said.Jacob Shaffer, 30, of Fayetteville was charged late on Saturday with homicide. He was jailed without bond in Lincoln County, which borders Alabama.Investigators said the victims were four adults and two juveniles, but their names and ages were not being released until they are identified and next of kin are notified.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kristin Helm said in an e-mail that Shaffer was charged with five counts of homicide for the Tennessee deaths and faced an additional count in Alabama.’Most of the victims are suspected to be related. The motive of the killings is domestic,’ Helm said. – Nampa-AP
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