Billings house fire highlights dangers of hot, dry, and windy conditions
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- nbcnews.comseen 27 Aug, 04:44headline rewritten
Multiple dead, including children, in Montana shooting and house fire4 children, 4 adults killed in shooting and fire at Montana home, police say - South China Morning Postseen 28 Aug, 03:02headline rewritten
US man kills 8 relatives, including 4 children, at Sunday dinner, says family spokeswomanUS man kills 8 relatives, including 4 children, at family dinner - El Mundo (Spain)seen 28 Aug, 03:02headline rewritten
Conmoción en Montana tras asesinar un hombre a ocho familiares, incluyendo cuatro niñosUna disputa familiar deja ocho muertos, cuatro de ellos menores, tras un tiroteo en una vivienda de Montana - nbcbayarea.comseen 28 Aug, 13:42headline rewritten
Montana man kills 8 relatives, including 4 kids at Sunday dinnerA Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says - nbcchicago.comseen 28 Aug, 13:44headline rewritten
Montana man kills 8 relatives, including 4 kids at Sunday dinnerA Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says - mainlinemedianews.comseen 29 Aug, 03:37description edited
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Authorities say 44-year-old Alan Smith killed his grandmother, his parents, his younger sister and her children before killing himself just after police arrived.Alan Smith killed his grandmother, his parents, his sister and her children before killing himself.
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Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- ktvq.com01:07
A West End Billings home caught fire twice in a single weekend after improperly discarded cigarettes ignited material under a deck.
Mon, 24 August 2026
2 reports- kbzk.com18:47
Multiple people died at a Billings West End home that burned down after responders were met with gunfire Sunday, authorities said Monday.
- Google News - Top Stories18:47
Sheriff: Multiple people dead following fire and shooting at Billings home KTVQ See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
Tue, 25 August 2026
11 reports- Google News - Top Stories03:30
Multiple dead, including children, in Montana shooting and house fire NBC News Multiple people dead, including kids, after shooting and fire at Montana home CBS News Multiple children, adults dead in shooting, fire on Billings West End Sunday night Billings Gazette Billings police share new timeline in White Star Circle deaths and investigation NonStop Local Billings Police: Home engulfed in flames after report of shots fired in Billings KTVQ
- Anadolu Agency (AA)11:55
Authorities say ‘multiple adults and multiple juveniles’ died at Montana residence
- Google News - Top Stories12:54
Multiple people dead, including kids, after shooting and fire at Montana home CBS News Multiple dead, including children, in Montana shooting and house fire NBC News Multiple children, adults dead in shooting, fire on Billings West End Sunday night Billings Gazette Police: Home engulfed in flames after report of shots fired in Billings KTVQ Residents allowed to return after shots fired, fire on White Star Circle in Billings NonStop Local Billings
- scallywagandvagabond.com15:05first to report
Landon & Charlotte Ghekiere and 6 family members killed in Billings, Montana shooting with suspect gunman then taking own life.
- firerescue1.com16:12
Billings firefighters faced a fully involved home, no hydrants and limited access as crews responded to a shooting that killed multiple adults and children
- dailymail.com18:44
Police descended on a Billings, Montana home Sunday evening after receiving reports of 'shots being fired' and a 'child unconscious,' according to Yellowstone County dispatch audio.
- El Mundo (Spain)21:34edited after publishing
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Conmoción en Montana tras asesinar un hombre a ocho familiares, incluyendo cuatro niñosEl suceso tuvo lugar durante la cena del domingo en la localidad de Billings. El asesino, de 44 años, quemó la casa antes de quitarse la vida. Los fallecidos tienen entre 7 y 92 años Leer
- The Guardian World22:38
Children were among victims of Sunday shooting in Billings in case police have characterized as a family disturbance Multiple people – including children – were killed on Sunday evening in a shooting at a home in Billings, Montana , that was also set on fire, according to authorities and local media reports. Police have characterized the case as a family disturbance, according to Montana news outlet KULR . Continue reading...
- South China Morning Post22:41edited after publishing
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US man kills 8 relatives, including 4 children, at Sunday dinner, says family spokeswomanA man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member told Associated Press. Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, identified the shooter as 44-year-old Alan Smith. Smith’s parents, who were also killed, had asked him to move out, but he returned on Sunday and opened fire, Ireland said. The victims represented four...
- nbcnews.com23:10edited after publishing
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Multiple dead, including children, in Montana shooting and house fireA motive in the incident in Billings wasn’t immediately provided. Police said they were withholding the identities of the dead for now.
- kxlh.com23:41
First responders in Billings are working through the emotional impact of responding to a shooting and house fire that killed 8 people, including 4 children
Wed, 26 August 2026
17 reports- abc7ny.com00:42
A man who killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Montana had been asked to move out of the residence weeks earlier.
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- abc7news.com26 Aug, 00:42their copy
- nbcchicago.com26 Aug, 13:11their copy
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)01:27
W USA doszło do rodzinnej masakry w Billings w stanie Montana. 31-letni Shamar Elkins zabił ośmioro krewnych, w tym czworo dzieci, a potem odebrał sobie życie. Strzelanina rozegrała się podczas niedzielnego obiadu, a dom stanął w płomieniach.
- RMF24 (Poland)03:26
Zabił ośmioro krewnych, w tym dzieci. Rodzinna masakra w USA
- Novinky (Czechia)04:01
Čtyřiačtyřicetiletý Američan zastřelil během nedělní rodinné večeře ve státě Montana osm příbuzných včetně čtyř dětí. Poté obrátil zbraň proti sobě a střelným zraněním podlehl, informovala agentura AP s odvoláním na policii a svědky události.
- Polsat News (Poland)04:17
Osiem osób - w tym czworo dzieci - zginęło z rąk mieszkańca Billings w USA. Mężczyzna dokonał zbrodni podczas rodzinnego obiadu, po czym odebrał sobie życie. Wiek zabitych sięgał od przeszło 90-letniej prababci po siedmioletnią dziewczynkę. - Było wiele sygnałów ostrzegawczych - przekazał w rozmowie z mediami jeden z dalekich krewnych. To 22. masowa strzelanina w USA w tym roku.
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:08
MUŠKARAC je ubio osam članova svoje obitelji, među kojima je bilo četvero djece, u nedjelju tijekom obiteljske večere u kući u Billingsu u američkoj saveznoj državi Montani.
- 24sata (Croatia)05:53
U stravičnom incidentu koji je šokirao cijelu zajednicu, muškarac je tijekom obiteljske večere u Montani ubio osam članova obitelji, uključujući četvero djece, a zatim zapalio kuću, dok su se detalji tragedije još uvijek istraživali.
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)06:22
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)08:09
Masakr koji je potresao Montanu dobio je stravične razmjere, 44‑godišnji Alan Smith ubio je osmero članova vlastite obitelji, među njima četvero djece, dok su bili okupljeni na nedjeljnoj obiteljskoj večeri u kući u Billingsu. Nakon pucnjave zapalio je kuću i presudio sebi, prenosi ABC News. Nekolik...
- nbcbayarea.com13:11edited after publishing
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Montana man kills 8 relatives, including 4 kids at Sunday dinner - catcountry1029.com14:25
"First and foremost, we extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones affected by this unimaginable tragedy," Billings police said in their statement.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:38
Local media say victims represent 4 generations of blended family
- krcrtv.com16:11
The shooting is the deadliest in the U.S. since April, when a Louisiana father fatally shot eight children.
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- cbs4local.com26 Aug, 16:11their copy
- nebraska.tv26 Aug, 16:11their copy
- wsbt.com26 Aug, 16:11their copy
- foxsanantonio.com26 Aug, 16:11their copy
- fox23.com26 Aug, 16:11their copy
- abc6onyourside.com26 Aug, 16:11their copy
- ktul.com26 Aug, 16:11their copy
- Al Jazeera English16:16
A man killed eight relatives at a family home in the US state of Montana.
- fox13seattle.com16:23
A family with ties to the Seattle area has been devastated after a man opened fire and killed eight of his relatives in Billings, Montana.
- oxygen.com21:36
Alan Michael Smith killed eight family members who had gathered for dinner in Montana before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- dailylocal.com22:00
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- mainlinemedianews.com26 Aug, 22:00their copy