Nine people are dead in Texas County , Missouri , at two separate sites . Gunman Joseph Aldridge , 68 , is cousin to one of the victims . He killed seven - four relatives and four neighbors , before taking own life . Victim Darrell ##dridge , 68 , may have been offering Aldridge a firearm . Family of shooter and victims were in a feud for years , resident says .
Nine people are dead in Texas County , Missouri , at four separate sites . Gunman Joseph Aldridge , 36 , is cousin to two of the victims . He killed seven - four relatives and three neighbors , before taking own life . Victim Darrell Shriver , 68 , may have refused Joseph Aldridge a job . Family of shooter and victims were in a feud for years , resident says .