UPDATE: Multiple Fatalities In Shooting in Pike County

Update: 5:45 p.m.

Authorities say seven adults and one teenage member of the same family have been shot to death in Pike County.

Attorney General Mike Dewine says there are no indications that any of the eight killed themselves, indicating that the killer or killers are still on the loose.

Pike County’s Sheriff warns residents to take precautions and says they should consider the shooter or shooters "armed and dangerous."

Authorities say three small children survived, including a 4 day-old infant whose mother was killed.
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Authorities say there has been multiple crime scene shootings involving multiple fatalities in southern Ohio. Authorities say eight people are dead. The Attorney General’s Office says a dozen Bureau of Criminal Investigation Agents have been called to Pike/Adams County line. Spokesman Dan Tierney says the Pike County Sheriff’s Office requested help at 8:20 a.m. Friday. Tierney had no information on whether a suspect was in custody. He also had no confirmation on the number of fatalities. Pike County is around 80 miles east of Cincinnati. Several news outlets reported that the shooting was in or near a residence.