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Eight people were thought to be victims of one suspect who
was also found dead, according to a report from KSDK television.
The nine dead were all found in and near the town of Tyrone, the
TV station said. State police were to hold a news conference
later in the morning.
The Texas County Sheriff's Office declined to comment on the
reports but confirmed an investigation into the killings in
multiple locations was ongoing.
The Houston-Herald newspaper reported that staff at area schools
were told to arrive early to counsel students.
The killings took place in a thinly populated, rural part of the
state, near the Mark Twain National Forest. The region is known
to attract tourists for its hunting, camping, and river rafting.
(Reporting by Carey Gillam in Kansas City; Editing by Jeffrey
Benkoe)
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