Man shoots and kills eight relatives before setting house on fire

Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published August 26, 2026 2:38pm Updated August 26, 2026 2:38pm Eight people are dead after the Sunday evening shooting (Picture: NBC Montana) A Montana town is in mourning after four children and four adults were gunned down in their home before the property was set on fire. Alan Smith, 44, is accused of shooting and killing his family after being told to move out of his parents’ home in Billings, Montana. The victims range from a woman in her nineties to a seven-year-old girl. The murders unfolded shortly after Smith was told to move out of the home, according to Brad Ireland, whose ex-wife and children were killed. Ireland’s ex-wife, Megan Ghekiere, and their children Owen, 13, and Chloe, 7, died. Also killed were Megan’s two stepchildren from her curre