US Gunman Kills 8 in Virginia Rampage

World | January 20, 2010, Wednesday // 10:50
US Gunman Kills 8 in Virginia Rampage: US Gunman Kills 8 in Virginia Rampage Police say seven bodies were found at one home, while an eighth shooting victim was found at the side of the road and died on the way to hospital. Photo by cbc.ca/Tribune Review

Eight people have been shot and killed by a lone gunman in the US state of Virginia.

Police say seven bodies were found at one home, while an eighth shooting victim was found at the side of the road and died on the way to hospital, the BBC reported.

Virginia state police in Appomattox say that the gunman - Christopher B. Speight, 39 - has surrendered after an all-night manhunt.

At one point, a police helicopter was fired on and forced to land with a ruptured fuel tank.

All the victims were adults and both men and women were killed, state police Sergeant Thomas Molnar said.

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