Tampa, Florida:
Two adults and six children were killed on Thursday in a north Florida town in a shooting that may have been a murder-suicide, the Gainesville Sun newspaper reported, citing local authorities.
The incident occurred near Bell, a town of about 500 located roughly 35 miles west of Gainesville.
The Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office declined to comment but said a press conference was scheduled for later on Thursday.
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