Nine people are dead after shootings in south-central Missouri, the Houston Herald newspaper in Missouri reported Friday morning, citing a sheriff there.
There are multiple crime scenes, including four in the Texas County community of Tyrone, county Sheriff James Sigman told the Herald.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is expected to hold a news conference about the deaths at about 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) Friday, CNN affiliate KYTV reported.
Tyrone is about 135 miles (84 kilometers) southwest of St. Louis.