Five people were shot and killed in Manshester, Illinois today eighty miles north of St. Louis. Classes were cancelled in three school districts today.
FOX 2 Now reported:
FOX 2 has learned through unconfirmed reports that five people were killed in
Winchester, ILManchester, Illinois and three school districts are closed today.According to WLDS, a radio station in Jacksonville, IL 5 people were killed in a shooting and another person injured. Now authorities at the Scott County Sheriff’s Department say one person is in custody.
Classes are cancelled in three Scott County, Illinois school districts: Northgreene, Winchester and Jacksonville districts. Approximately 950 students are affected.
Police said all the victims appeared to be in the same family and there may be more dead.
UPDATE: The murders happened inside a public housing complex on East Street Wednesday morning.
WLDS has more.
