What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 2010
- Kind
- Shooting
- Killed
- 8
- Coordinates
- 37.36° N, 78.83° W
- Description
- mass murder in Appomattox, Virginia, U.S.
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2010 Appomattox shootings
Familicide in Virginia, U.S.
A mass murder occurred in Appomattox, Virginia, United States, on January 19, 2010. 39-year-old Christopher Bryan Speight fatally shot his sister, her husband, and her son and daughter at their home, as well as four other people. He then escaped into a forest and shot at a police helicopter searching for him, but eventually surrendered himself to authorities.
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