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Florida man kills four children and himself after police standoff

The four victims were named as Iraya, 12, Lillia, 10, Aidan, six, and Dove, one. [BBC]

A man in the US state of Florida fatally shot four children before turning the gun on himself after a 21-hour standoff, police say.

Police found Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr, 35, dead in the apartment where he had held the children - aged one to 12 - hostage in Orlando.

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