Piketon, OH – Authorities are urging the public to call with any information about the slayings of eight people in southern Ohio.
Attorney General Mike DeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said Friday that they are in the early stages of their investigations covering four crime scenes.
They say eight members of the same family were shot in the head. The whereabouts of the shooter or shooters aren’t clear, and authorities are warning relatives and residents to take precautions.
Authorities say there are no indications that any of the victims had died by suicide. The victims were identified as members of the Rhoden family.
As reported by Vos Iz Neias