Gunman in Montana massacre that left 8 dead pictured for first time — as his slain sister’s best friend reveals red flags

Cross posted from https://lemmy.ca/post/70031968

The gunman who slaughtered eight of his relatives at a Montana home has been pictured for the first time – as his sister’s best friend has revealed his “verbally abusive” behavior before the tragedy.

Alan Smith, 44, had “no job” and “no money” when he stormed out of the family home in Billings, before returning weeks later and murdering eight relatives before torching the house and taking his own life, according to a close friend of his victim and sister, Megan Ireland-Ghekiere, 39.

Megan’s two children, Chloe, 7, and Owen, 13, and stepchildren Charlotte, 12, and Landon Ghekiere, 15, were killed in the attack, along with her parents, Barbara, 72, and Dana Smith, 73, and grandma, Evelyn Smith, 92.