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Title: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: thundley4 on April 24, 2013, 11:47:18 AM
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VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER, Ill. (KSDK) - Five people are dead and one injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in the Village of Manchester, Illinois, according to Mayor Ronald Drake.  The suspected shooter died later that morning following a shootout with authorities.

The Scott County Sheriff's Department said a child was taken to a Springfield, Illinois hospital for treatment.

The pastor of Manchester Baptist Church told NewsChannel 5 that the murders happened inside a public housing complex on East Street around 4:30 a.m.

The Illinois State Police is leading the investigation.

According to investigators, the suspect was located shortly before 7:15 a.m. in a vehicle.  The suspect exchanged gunfire with Illinois State Police and Winchester police at approximately 7:27 a.m. before being taken into custody.

The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/377071/3/WLDS-5-dead-in-Manchester-Illinois-shooting

This quite a ways away, in a small town of less than 500 people.
Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: Eupher on April 24, 2013, 11:52:54 AM
I'll be driving in that area next month on my way to Bloomington. It's very, very rural there.
Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: thundley4 on April 24, 2013, 12:53:59 PM
There have been two other family shootings within the past few years.  IIRC correctly drugs were involved in the others.
Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: Firekrakka on April 24, 2013, 03:48:21 PM
IT'S THE TEA PARTY!!! /s

Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: Ptarmigan on April 25, 2013, 01:39:43 PM
Manchester mayor`s nephew kills 5, dies in hospital
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/22064394/5-found-shot-to-death-in-small-illinois-town-of-manchester#ixzz2RVC5fyCX

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Police said the suspect, identified as Rick Smith, 43, of rural Morgan County, entered the home through a back door and fired at the victims at close range. Police say two victims were found in one bedroom, two in another bedroom and an adult male in a hallway.
Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on April 25, 2013, 02:00:49 PM
There have been two other family shootings within the past few years.  IIRC correctly drugs were involved in the others.

In a public housing project?!?  Surely not!

 :whatever:
Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: thundley4 on April 25, 2013, 05:45:51 PM
In a public housing project?!?  Surely not!

 :whatever:

Nope, these were all single family homes in fairly rural areas or small towns.
Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on April 26, 2013, 10:12:10 AM
Nope, these were all single family homes in fairly rural areas or small towns.

Quoted in the OP:

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The pastor of Manchester Baptist Church told NewsChannel 5 that the murders happened inside a public housing complex on East Street around 4:30 a.m.

Out here in the sticks, public housing is generally old and small single family homes, occasionally newer duplexes or quads.
Title: Re: Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured
Post by: thundley4 on April 26, 2013, 07:23:27 PM
Quoted in the OP:

Out here in the sticks, public housing is generally old and small single family homes, occasionally newer duplexes or quads.

When I did a quick Google look at the place, there wasn't anything that really looked like the projects.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=manchester+illinois&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87dfbdb0d76a0ed1:0x13ef52acef6b0ce6,Manchester,+IL&gl=us&ei=kRt7UbO4FMGCrAHg9IHgCg&ved=0CKcBELYD