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April 25, 2013

2 Children Among 5 Killed in Illinois Shooting 
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A shooting incident has killed five people in the small Illinois town of
Manchester. A police spokesperson said two of the victims were small
children.

Illinois State Lt. Col. Todd Kilby: "The victims' ages range from a
small infant to adults, or through to the adult age, with two of the
victims being male children, an adult male and two adult females. There
is also a female child in critical condition at an area hospital."

It was the second time a shooting killed five people this week,
following an earlier incident outside of Seattle on Monday.

 

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