Michael McLendon

Michael McLendon

Michael McLendon killed his mom, grandparents, aunt, uncle. Sheriff's officials say Michael McLendon was a former employee of Reliable Metal Products. The Alabama shootings occured in Kinston, near the Florida border, in early March 2009. [more]

Michael McLendon killed his mom, grandparents, aunt, uncle. Sheriff's officials say Michael McLendon was a former employee of Reliable Metal Products. The Alabama shootings occured in Kinston, near the Florida border, in early March 2009.

Michael McLendon went on a shooting rampage in Alabama.  By the time he was done, he had killed his mother and set fire to her house, and killed his grandparents, his aunt and uncle, the wife and child of a sheriff's deputy, and 3 other random people, according to the Mayor's office and the coroners of the two counties where the shootings occurred.  This was one of the worse shootings in recent Alabama history.


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Police investigate the scene in Samson, Ala., where Michael McLendon shot and killed four members of his family and five others before turning his gun on himself.

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It was deathly still inside the brick home Lisa McLendon shared with her 28-year-old son, save for the flames that crackled as her body lay on a smoldering couch under a heap of burning clothes. Outside, Michael McLendon roared out of their shady driveway and headed toward town in a dark red Mitsubishi Eclipse. He had four guns, more than 200 rounds of ammunition and had composed hand-scribbled lists ticking off people and places who he thought had it out for him. Hell was on its way to McLendon's old hometown, and it started when he set his mother's body aflame. In less than ... Read Full Story
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"He was shooting at just ordinary people going about their business," said Alabama state Sen. Harri Anne Smith of Michael McLendon's shooting rampage. Michael McLendon killed his mom, grandparents, aunt, uncle. Sheriff's officials say Michael McLendon was a former employee of Reliable Metal Products. The Alabama shootings occured in Kinston, near the Florida border, in early March 2009. Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about "Michael McLendon". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant ... Read Full Story
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Gunman shoots 9 in south Alabama then himself, At Least 11 Killed in Alabama Shooting Spree, At least 10 dead in two-town Alabama shooting spree.Updated Wed morning March 11: Michael McLendon, of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
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A gunman killed at least nine people on a terrifying rampage across two Alabama counties Tuesday, burning down his mother's home, killing members of his own family on their porch and shooting apparent strangers as he drove by, authorities said. He then fatally shot himself. Police were investigating shootings in at least four different locations in three neighboring communities, all of which were believed to be the work of a single gunman named Michael McLendon. Investigators declined to comment on a motive for the shootings, in which at least four other people were injured, including a child. The afternoon of bloodshed began when McLendon ... Read Full Story
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The victims of the worst mass shooting in Alabama history included members of the gunman's family and passers-by apparently targeted at random. They ranged in age from the 18-month-old daughter of his uncle's neighbor to gunman Michael McLendon's 74-year-old grandmother. There was a stay-at-home mother and a young family man trying to make ends meet. Below are the stories of those killed in the rampage: ___ LISA WHITE McLENDON The gunman's 52-year-old mother lived with her son in a one-story house in Kinston. She had recently been suspended from her job at a poultry plant, and was found dead in the charred home. ___ ... Read Full Story
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Samson - An Army investigation found that Soldiers should not have been sent to man traffic stops in a small Alabama town after 11 people were killed in March during a shooting spree. An Army report released to The Associated Press on Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request said the decision to dispatch military police to Samson from nearby Fort Rucker broke the law. But an Army spokesman said no charges have been filed...  
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SAMSON, Ala. -- An Army investigation found that Soldiers should not have been sent to man traffic stops in a small Alabama town after 11 people were killed in March during a shooting spree. An Army report released to The Associated Press on Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request said the decision to dispatch military police to Samson from nearby Fort Rucker broke the law. But an Army spokesman said no charges have been...  
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Inquiry finds soldiers in Samson illegalSoutheast Sun... how and why Fort Rucker soldiers assisted Samson civilian authorities after the shooting spree of Michael McLendon where10 people were murdered. ...  
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"He was just driving down the street shooting at people sitting on their porches," authorities told the press. "A family was just sitting on the porch and they were shot."
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