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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.
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.
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!
Nope, these were all single family homes in fairly rural areas or small towns.
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.
Quoted in the OP:Out here in the sticks, public housing is generally old and small single family homes, occasionally newer duplexes or quads.
