Eight dead after mass murder in US state of Missouri
Forensic and police vehicles at the scene of one of the shootings in Tyrone, Missouri. (Supplied) Supplied
Eight people are dead following a mass murder in rural Missouri, in which the suspected gunman took his own life.
With an investigation still underway, police in the Midwestern state said on Friday it appeared that seven people were shot and killed in four different residences in the small town of Tyrone.
An eighth person, described as an elderly woman, was found dead in a fifth house, apparently "from natural causes," the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
Her relationship with the gunman and the victims was not immediately disclosed.
"The apparent suspect, a 36-year-old male from Tyrone, was found dead in a vehicle... in (neighbouring) Shannon County from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," added police spokesman Sergeant Jeff Kinder.
"There are a total of nine deceased individuals, including the elderly female and the suspect."
No names have been released, pending notification of next of kin.
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