Gunman kills 8 in Lithuania

Vilnius - A Lithuanian shot and killed four men and four women aged between 17 and 65 with a hunting rifle, the Baltic News Service…

Vilnius - A Lithuanian shot and killed four men and four women aged between 17 and 65 with a hunting rifle, the Baltic News Service said yesterday.

The killings happened on Sunday afternoon in a village in the Shirvintos region. Police said villagers caught and beat the gunman who later died of his injuries.

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