8 killed in Philippine gun rampage

Eight people were killed, including at least four children, and six wounded in a shooting spree at a small farming community outside the Philippine capital Monday, police said. They said the unidentified suspect went amok using an automatic rifle while residents slept in the early hours of the morning in Urnalan village in Laguna province, just south of Manila. The suspect strafed four houses made of light materials, causing the deaths. He also shot and killed farm animals in the area, leading police to suspect the gunman might be mentally troubled.