Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Billings authorities are sharing new insight on what investigators are calling a devastating mass shooting.

Eight members of the same family including four children, were killed during a family gathering when a man opened fire and then set the house ablaze.

The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office confirmed in a press conference Wednesday the identities of the victims and the name of the suspected gunman who opened fire during a family dinner Sunday evening.

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