Breaking News: Ten Dead in Alabama Shooting (VIDEO)

Posted on March 10, 2009

Ten people are dead, including the man that went on a shooting spree which started in Samson, Alabama and ended in Geneva, Alabama late Tuesday afternoon. Read more on the Alabama Shootings below.

It’s being reported there are eight people dead in Samson and one in between Samson and Geneva.

State Sen. Harri Anne Smith said that during a briefing with the Alabama Department of Public Safety she was informed that there were 10 casualties, including the shooter.

The gunman died in the parking lot of Reliable Products in Geneva, Alabama after a shootout with a conservation officer and police officer.

The shooting spree began in Samson when a victim was shot at a gas station.

Geneva County Coroner Max Motley said he was called to the Big Little Store on West Main Street in Samson, where he found the body of a woman between the gas pump and the front door. She was found face up with at least one fatal gunshot wound.

Then other victims were shot at a home off of Highway 52.

After fleeing Samson, the shooter drove to Geneva, where he encountered law enforcement officers. Geneva County deputies rammed the suspect’s Mitsubishi Eclipse in front of Alabama Title Loans on Highway 52, near Wal-Mart.

Gunfire was exchanged and Geneva Police Chief Frankie Lindsey was shot in the shoulder, though his wound was not serious. A chase then continued to Reliable Products where the gunman died.

“Had he not been slowed down, no doubt we would have had more casualties,“ Tonmelton said. “He was shooting anybody he saw.”

Soleta Darden, who was close to the nearby KFC, witnessed the shootout in front of Wal-Mart.

“I heard five shots to my right, and then I looked up and saw a maroon Eclipse speed off from the scene, then I saw deputies and troopers in pursuit after him,” Darden said. “I was just scared, crazy scared. I though ‘what the crap is going on/“

Dothan Police Capt. Steve Parrish said Dothan Police have been sent to assist for what they understand are “multiple gunshot victims.“ The police department’s crime scene van, investigators, crime scene technicians, and police officers have been sent to assist. Dothan Police Chief John Powell is also responding to provide assistance.

WKRG.com