Five shot dead in Washington suburb in apparent killing spree

FIVE people were fatally shot one by one in public places within 16 hours of each other in Washington’s suburbs, and authorities said Thursday there was a strong possibility the killings were related.

One victim was shot to death while riding a lawnmower, another while cleaning her car at a petrol station. None appeared to have been robbed, and authorities didn’t suspect terrorism, Montgomery County police said.

Investigators had not found any indication that the five victims, killed between 6pm on Wednesday and 10am on Thursday, were related or had any conflict with anyone.